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Show Self Denial. "Ernest," she gasped, choking back her tears, "father has lost all!" "Father has lost all," she reiterated, reiter-ated, sobbing. "Not all?" he exclaimed. "Yes, all." "Never!" he said, bravely, pulling himself together. "You, Miranda, still are left to him. I could not be so cruel as to take the last of his wealth." "Ernest! " "No!" Firmly he held her off. "Tell him,, Miranda, tell him from me, that his generosity towards me demands that I leave what little lies in my power!" |