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that　Lassie　guided　them　to。　　I　was　covered　over　with　my　brother's

plaid；　and　his　thick　shepherd's　coat　was　carefully　wrapped　round　my

feet。　　He　was　in　his　shirt…sleeveshis　arm　thrown　over　mea　quiet

smile　（he　had　hardly　ever　smiled　in　life）　upon　his　still；　cold　face。



My　father's　last　words　were；　〃God　forgive　me　my　hardness　of　heart

towards　the　fatherless　child！〃



And　what　marked　the　depth　of　his　feeling　of　repentance；　perhaps　more

than　all；　considering　the　passionate　love　he　bore　my　mother；　was

this：　　we　found　a　paper　of　directions　after　his　death；　in　which　he

desired　that　he　might　lie　at　the　foot　of　the　grave；　in　which；　by　his

desire；　poor　Gregory　had　been　laid　with　OUR　MOTHER。









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