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"Speak gently to the aged one; / Grieve not the careworn heart: / The sands of life are nearly run, / Let such in peace depart. " / _Christian Lyrics._
Caleb Runciman had told Queenie that Mr. Calcott was seriously ill; but the girl had received the news with indifference, making no comments. "What was his life -- his useless, loveless life -- in comparison with Emmie's? " she thought with bitterness.