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-- You have taken from me / The Present, and I murmur not, nor moan; / The Future too, with all her glorious promise; / But do not leave me utterly alone! / Spare me the Past. / -- ADELAIDE A. PROCTER.
For Denzil Vanston the days which ensued upon his homecoming were days of charm and wonder. Life for him took on new colors, the presence of Rona in the house gave an unwonted zest even to the most trivial things.