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Randal Receives His Correspondence.
Self-revealed by the family likeness as Herbert's brother, Randal Linley was nevertheless greatly Herbert's inferior in personal appearance.
His features were in no way remarkable for manly beauty.

In stature, he hardly reached the middle height; and young as he was, either bad habit or physical weakness had so affected the upper part of his figure that he stooped.

But with these, and other disadvantages, there was something in his eyes, and in his smile--the outward expression perhaps of all that was modestly noble in his nature--so irresistible in its attractive influence that men, women, and children felt the charm alike.

Inside of the house, and outside of the house, everybody was fond of Randal; even Mrs.Presty included.
"Have you seen a new face among us, since you returned ?" were his sister-in-law's first words.