Kilmeny of the Orchard 
     
    
   
   
    
     “ Perhaps I am. When a man has had 
     
     a mother like mine his standard of wom- 
     
     anly sweetness is apt to be pitched 
     
     pretty high. Let’s drop the subject, 
     
     father. Here, I want you to read this 
     
     letter—it ’s from Larry.” 
     
    

    
     “ Humph! ” grunted Mr. Marshall, 
     
     when he had finished with it. “ So Lar- 
     
     ry’s knocked out at last—always thought 
     
     he would bewalways expected it. Sorry, 
     
     too. He was a decent fellow. Well, are 
     
     you going? ” 
     
    

    
     “ Yes, I think so, if you don’t ob- 
     
     ject.” 
     
    

    
     “ You’ll have a pretty monotonous time 
     
     of it, judging from his account of Lind— 
     
     say.” 
     
    

    
     “ Probably. But I am not going over 
     
     in search of excitement. I’m going to 
     
     oblige Larry and have a look at the 
     
     Island.” ‘ 
     
    

    
     “ Well, it’s worth looking at, some 
     
     parts of the year,” conceded Mr. Mar- 
     
     shall. “ When I’m on Prince Edward 
     
    

    
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