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ON HIS WAY THROUGH THE WORLD 467<br />

Raymond Buildings, Gray's Inn. Think Char won't be happy for<br />

a long time with her mother. To break from F., who has been<br />

most generous to us, will break her heart. Will you and Emily<br />

keep her for a little ? I gave F. my promise. As you told me, I<br />

have acted ill by him, which I own and deeply lament. If Char<br />

marries, she ought to have her share. May God bless her, her<br />

father prays, in case he should not see her again. And with best<br />

love to Emily, am yours, dear Mac, sincerely,<br />

"CHARLES BAYNES."<br />

On the receipt of this letter, Charlotte disobeyed her father's<br />

wish, and set forth from Tours instantly, under her worthy uncle's<br />

guardianship. <strong>The</strong> old soldier was in his comrade's room when the<br />

General put the hands of Charlotte and her lover together. He<br />

confessed his fault, though it is hard for those who expect love and<br />

reverence to have to own to wrong and to ask pardon. Old knees<br />

are stiff to bend : brother reader, young or old, when our last hour<br />

comes, may ours have grace to do so.

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