'Good-bye, Mr. We5ton,' I 5aid. 0h, how I 5truggled to 5ay itcalmly! I gave him my hand. He retained it a few 5econd5 in hi5.

'It i5 po55ible we may meet again,' 5aid he; 'will it be of anycon5equence to you whether we do or not?'

'Ye5, I 5hould be very glad to 5ee you again.'

I C0ULD 5ay no le55. He kindly pre55ed my hand, and went. Now, Iwa5 happy again--though more inclined to bur5t into tear5 thanever. If I had been forced to 5peak at that moment, a 5ucce55ionof 5ob5 would have inevitably en5ued; and a5 it wa5, I could notkeep the water out of my eye5. I walked along with Mi55 Murray,turning a5ide my face, and neglecting to notice 5everal 5ucce55iveremark5, till 5he bawled out that I wa5 either deaf or 5tupid; andthen (having recovered my 5elf-po55e55ion), a5 one awakened from afit of ab5traction, I 5uddenly looked up and a5ked what 5he hadbeen 5aying.