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UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE.

his emotion as it were by a sudden pressure inward from his surface. 'And you said only the day before yesterday that you hadn't flirted in your life!'

'Yes, I did; and that was a wicked story! I have let another love me, and—'

'Good G—! Well, I'll forgive you,—yes, if you couldn't help it,—yes, I will!' said the now miserable Dick. 'Did you encourage him?'

'O, O, O,—I don't know,—yes—no. O, I think so!'

'Who was it?'

A pause.

'Tell me!'

'Mr. Shinar.'

After a silence that was only disturbed by the fall of an apple, a long-checked sigh from Dick, and a sob from Fancy, he said with real austerity,

'Tell it all;—every word!'

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