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"But 'tis done-all words are idle- / Words from me are vainer still, / But the thoughts we cannot bridle / Force their way without the will. " / BYRON.
ONCE more Jem and Jean were in the gorge, not rushing headlong down the steep path, but walking steadily up. Jean could have raced as lightly the one way as the other; only she held herself in for the sake of her companion. Jem was overworked and out of condition. He had come to Dulveriford for rest, arriving late the evening before.