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ROBERT'S MOTHER.
Early on the following morning, while Mrs.Falconer, Robert, and Shargar were at breakfast, Mr.Lammie came.

He had delayed communicating the intelligence he had received till he should be more certain of its truth.

Older than Andrew, he had been a great friend of his father, and likewise of some of Mrs.Falconer's own family.

Therefore he was received with a kindly welcome.