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"AT last," I cried out, as I saw Erne come slinging on through the forest towards me. "Why, I thought I had lost you forever."
"Old boy, I am so glad to see you. I was determined to make you wait for letting Emma go away before my appointed visit. You see I have avenged myself on you by keeping you waiting some six months for a sight of my handsome mug. It was only your wedding which brought me over at last. And how are you all?"