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." "Rather coarse, but it's her blame; and to hear Mrs.Macintosh calculating what each officer had--I told her we would live in a Lodge at home and raise our own food.

My opinion is that her father was a publican, and I 'm sure she had once been a Methodist." "Why ?" "Because she was so Churchy, always talking about celebrations and vigils, and explaining that it was a sin to listen to a Dissenting chaplain." "Then, Kate, if your man--as they say here--tried to make you hold his views ?" "I wouldn't, and I'd hate him." "And if he accepted yours ?" "I 'd despise him," replied Kate, promptly.
"You are a perfect contradiction." "You mean I 'm a woman, and a besom, and therefore I don't pretend to be consistent or logical, or even fair, but I am right." Then they went up the west tower to the General's room, and looked out on the woods and the river, and on a field of ripe corn upon the height across the river, flooded with the moonlight.
"Home at last, lassie, you and I, and another not far off, maybe." Kate kissed her father, and said, "One in love, dad.

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