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Chapter 68

           Howeventhoseslightcircumstanceshadcometohisknowledge,veryslowlyandincourseofyears,fortheBachelorwasoneofthosewhosegoodnessshunsthelight,andwhohavemorepleasureindiscoveringandextollingthegooddeedsofothers,thanintrumpetingtheirown,betheyneversocommendable.How,forthatreason,heseldomtoldthemofhisvillagefriends;buthow,forallthat,hismindhadbecomesofulloftwoamongthemachildandanoldman,towhomhehadbeenverykindthat,inaletterreceivedafewdaysbefore,hehaddweltuponthemfromfirsttolast,andhadtoldsuchataleoftheirwandering,andmutuallove,thatfewcouldreaditwithoutbeingmovedtotears.Howhe,therecipientofthatletter,wasdirectlyledtothebeliefthatthesemustbetheverywanderersforwhomsomuchsearchhadbeenmade,andwhomHeavenhaddirectedtohisbrother’scare.Howhehadwrittenforsuchfurtherinformationaswouldputthefactbeyondalldoubt;howithadthatmorningarrived;hadconfirmedhisfirstimpressionintoacertainty;andwastheimmediatecauseofthatjourneybeingplanned,whichtheyweretotaketo-morrow.

           ‘Inthemeantime,’saidtheoldgentlemanrising,andlayinghishandonKit’sshoulder,‘youhaveagreatneedofrest;forsuchadayasthiswouldwearoutthestrongestman.Goodnight,andHeavensendourjourneymayhaveaprosperousending!’

           

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