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In course of time Uncle Joseph came, as was arranged, and on the day following Maddy and Guy went down to see him, finding him a tall, powerfully-built man, retaining many vestiges of manly beauty, and fully warranting all Mrs. Markham had said in his praise. He seemed perfectly gentle and harmless, though when Guy was announced as _Mr. Remington_, Maddy noticed that in his keen black eyes there was for an instant a fiery gleam, but it quickly passed away, as he muttered:
"Much too young; he was older than I, and I am over forty. It's all right."