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RECOGNITION.21men nor women dare to insult me; and if theydid,Ishould know how to meet the emergency,Iassureyou,thoughIamnotat allclever.Iamonlycourageous— ' plucky,' your English ladies call it,Ithink,inthe last newstyle ofstable ancl barrackroomtalk.Iam that;Idon't think thatIcouldbe afraid of anything or any one."" Not of a man who reallyloved you with allthe force and passion of his heart ?" said Routh,in a hoarse whisper, and bending a fierce darklook uponher." Certainly- not," she rephed, lightly ;but thecolour rose in her cheek, and her breath came a"httle quicker. Idon't believe in people lovingwith passion and force, and all that sort of thing.It is pretty- to talk about on balconies, ancl itlooks well on paper,in a scrawly hand, runningcrookedly up into the corner, and yvith plenty ofdashes, and no date — " And here she laughedagain, and touched up the grays. Routhstill keptsilence, and still his dark look was bent uponher."No, no," she went on, as the rapid trot ofthe ponies began again to sound pleasantly on the