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One morning, as John Gayther was working in the melon-bed, the Daughter of the House came to him, and greeted him with such a glow on her face that John knew she had something pleasant to tell him.
"Yes, miss," John replied to her greeting; "it is a beautiful morning, and I know of something more beautiful than the morning."