Her form and face, as he had last seen them, were almost constantly before his eyes.

As he walked the streets, he feared lest he should meet her; and never felt pleasant in any company until certain that she was not there.
A few days after Mr.Florence had made an offer of his hand to Miss Linmore, and at a time when she was about making a favorable decision, that young lady happened to hear some allusion made to Edith Walter, in a tone that attracted her attention.

She immediately asked some questions in regard to her, when one of the persons conversing said-- "Why, don't you know about Edith ?" "I know that there is a great change in her.

But the reason of it I have not heard." "Indeed! I thought it was pretty well known that her affections had been trifled with." "Who could trifle with the affections of so sweet, so good a girl," said Miss Linmore, indignantly.

"The man who could turn from her, has no true appreciation of what is really excellent and exalted in woman's character.