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During the next two weeks many similar conversations made the hours
to all three hearts something far more than time chopped up into
minutes. There was scarcely a barren moment, and faith and hope and
love grew in them rapidly toward higher skies and wider horizons. Then
General Houston was so much relieved that he insisted on going back to
His post, and John returned to Texas with him.
But with the pleasant memories of this short, stirring visit, and
frequent letters from John and Richard, the summer passed rapidly to
Phyllis. Her strength was nearly restored, and she went singing about
the house full of joy and of loving-kindness to all living things.
The youngest servant on the place caught her spirit, and the flowers
and sunshine and warmth all seemed a part of that ampler life and
happiness which had come to her.
Richard returned in the fall. He had remained a little later than he
intended in order to be present at Antony's marriage. "A very splendid
affair, indeed," he said; "but I doubt if Lady Evelyn's heart was in
it." It was rather provoking to Phyllis that Richard had taken entirely
a masculine view of the ceremony, and had quite neglected to notice
all the small details which are so important in a woman's estimate.
He could not describe a single dress. "It seemed as if every one wore
white, and made a vast display of jewelry.
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