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The Two Vanrevels

CHAPTER XX
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And I think that what will come to you will be all you wish for.

There will be a little time of waiting--" "Waiting for what ?" He drew a step nearer, and his voice became very gentle.

"Cummings and I reach our regiment tomorrow night; and there in the camp is a group of men on the way to the war, and they all go the more bravely because each one of them has you in his heart;--not one but will be a better soldier because of you.

I want you to believe that if all of them don't come back, yet the one whose safety you think of and fear for will return.
For, you see, Crailey told me what you said to him when--when he met you here the last time.

I have no way to know which of them you meant; but--he will come back to you! I am sure of it, because I believe you are to be happy.


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