“Do you, sir?”

    “Yes: is it neo you?”

    “Of course: you said not it before.”

    “Is it unwelcome news?”

    “t depends on circumstances, sir—on your choice.”

    “hich you shall make for me, Jane. I will abide by your decision.”

    “C.”

    “I  least c. Jane, will you marry me?”

    “Yes, sir.”

    “A poor blind man,  by the hand?”

    “Yes, sir.”

    “A crippled man, ty years older to  on?”

    “Yes, sir.”

    “truly, Jane?”

    “Most truly, sir.”

    “Oh! my darling! God bless you and reward you!”

    “Mr. Rocer, if ever I did a good deed in my life—if ever I t a good t—if ever I prayed a sincere and blameless prayer—if ever I o be as h.”

    “Because you delight in sacrifice.”

    “Sacrifice!  do I sacrifice? Famine for food, expectation for content. to be privileged to put my arms round o press my lips to o repose on rust: is t to make a sacrifice? If so, tainly I delight in sacrifice.”

    “And to bear ies, Jane: to overlook my deficiencies.”

    “o me. I love you better noate of proud independence,  t of tector.”

    “o I ed to be o be led: e it no more. I did not like to put my o a  it is pleasant to feel it circled by Jane’s little fingers. I preferred utter loneliness to tant attendance of servants; but Jane’s soft ministry ual joy. Jane suits me: do I suit her?”

    “to t fibre of my nature, sir.”

    “to  for:  be married instantly.”

    uosity was rising.

    “e must become one