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3. CHAP. III.
Time passed on.
Six weeks afterwards my beloved grasped my hand
convulsively, looked in my face and said:
“Eli, such devoted, warm-hearted men as you often
make me feel very happy.”
“How, darling?” I asked, too happy to live.
“Why, by keeping away from me, Eli!”
| CHAP. III. Eli Perkins (at large) | |