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THE WRECK

"I'll tell you the whole story after we're married," said Ramesh. The allusion to their marriage brought a faint Mush to the girls cheek.

Early in the afternoon, when Hemnalini had been making her preparations for Ramesh's visit, she had light-heartedly looked forward to much animated talk, confidential discussion of future plans, and lightly- sketched miniatures of the happiness that was to be theirs. She could never have imagined that in the space of a few minutes they would exchange vows of constancy, that tears would be shed, that instead of conversing they would merely stand side by side, and she could not have conceived what full and complete peace of mind and implicit trust would be the sequel.

"You must go to my father at once," said Hemna- lini ; "he's quite vexed,"

Ramesh went off cheerfully, ready to bare his breast to any stab that the world might choose to inflict on him.

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