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One of Our Conquerors

CHAPTER XXIV
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Her letter of reply was delayed.

One to Victor from Dudley Sowerby, awaited them, on their return.

'Confirms Fredi,' he said, showing it, and praising it as commendable, properly fervid.

She made pretence to read, she saw the words.
Her short beat of wings was over.

She had joined herself with Victor's leap for a change, thirsting for the scenery of the white peaks in heaven, to enjoy through his enjoyment, if her own capacity was dead: and she had found it revive, up to some recovery of her old songful readiness for invocations of pleasure.


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