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CHAPTER III.

To  flatter  the  taste  of  the  worthy  public,  which  for  some  time  has  derived

pleasure  in  being  entertained  piece-meal,  we  had  at  first  thought  of  presenting

the following story in several sections. Yet, considered from the point of view of

ideas, feelings and events, its internal structure required a continuous treatment.

May it attain its aim, and at the same time may it in the end become clear how

the  personages  of  this  seemingly  isolated  episode  have  been  most  intimately

bound up with those whom we already know and love.