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Devereux
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CHAPTER III
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I flung myself into his arms and wept.
"This is well," said Montreuil, surveying us with a kind of grim complacency, and, taking my brother's arm, he blest us both, and led Aubrey away.
That day was a new era in my boyish life.

I grew henceforth both better and worse.

Application and I having once shaken hands became very good acquaintance.

I had hitherto valued myself upon supplying the frailties of a delicate frame by an uncommon agility in all bodily exercises.

I now strove rather to improve the deficiencies of my mind, and became orderly, industrious, and devoted to study.


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