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HAROLD THORNTON'S RETURN HOME. 53<br />

tetter hands. " A clever young woman,<br />

discreet, well - behaved, and knows <strong>her</strong><br />

place," he thought. " I wish t<strong>her</strong>e were<br />

more such now-a-days.'' Then he gave his<br />

orders, to which Clare gave the readiest<br />

and most respectful attention.<br />

" Keep him<br />

quiet, and keep him up with good beef tea<br />

and port wine. He wo n't bear lowering.<br />

He's lowered himself already too much."<br />

" Mr. Thornton never would consider<br />

himself," said Clare, meekly.<br />

" Ah ! well—we must think not only <strong>of</strong><br />

souls, but <strong>of</strong> the bodies that hold them.<br />

About this cut—have you any idea how<br />

that came ? I do n't attach much import-<br />

ance to it in itself, but he must have fallen,<br />

or something <strong>of</strong> the kind, to have caused it."<br />

" He seemed very weak and exhausted<br />

when he came home," said Clare. " I<br />

noticed the cut then, but I did not like to<br />

ask him about it. Perhaps he may have<br />

staggered against a wall, being so weak,

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