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342 DAVID BALFOUR
that will be always dear to me. And as for a friend, you
have one here that would die for you."
" I am thanking you," said she.
We stood awhile silent, and my sorrow for myself be-
gan to get the upper hand ; for hei*e were all my dreams
come to a sad tumble, and my love lost, and myself alone
again in the world as at the beginning.
" Well," said I, '' we shall be friends always, that's a
certain thing. But this is a kind of a farewell too : it's
a kind of a farewell after all ; I shall always keu Miss
Drummond, but this is a farewell to my Catriona."
I looked at lier ; I could hardly say I saw her, but she
seemed to grow great and brighten in my eyes ; and with
that I suppose I must have lost my head, for I called out
her name again and made a step at her with my hands
reached forth.
She shrank back like a person struck, her face flamed ;
but the blood sprang no faster up into her cheeks, than
what it flowed back upon my own lieart, at sight of it,
witli penitence and concern. I found no words to ex-
cuse myself, but bowed before her very deep, and went
my ways out of the house with death in ray bosom.
I think it was about five days that followed without
any cliange. I saw her scarce ever but at meals, and
then of course in the company of James More. If we
were alone even for a moment, I made it my devoir to
behave the more distantly and to multiply respectful at-
tentions, having always in my mind's eye that picture of

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New York, 1893 - David Balfour
DescriptionBeing memoirs of his adventures at home and abroad : the second part, in which are set forth his misfortunes anent the Appin murder, his troubles with Lord Advocate Grant, captivity on the Bass Rock, journey into Holland and France, and singular relations with James More Drummond or MacGregor, a son of the notorious Rob Roy, and his daughter Catriona. Written by himself, and now set forth by Robert Louis Stevenson. First issued under title, David Balfour, in Atalanta, Dec. 1892-Sept. 1893. Also published under title: Catriona. Sequel to: Kidnapped.
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Form / genre: Written and printed matter > Books
Dates / events: 1893 [Date published]
Scotland History 18th century, 1701-1800 [Date/event in text]
Places: North and Central America > United States > New York state > New York (county) [Place published]
Subject / content: Adventure stories
Person / organisation: Charles Scribner's Sons [Publisher]
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 [Author]
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DescriptionFull text versions of early editions of works by Robert Louis Stevenson. Includes 'Kidnapped', 'The Master of Ballantrae' and other well-known novels, as well as 'Prince Otto', 'Dynamiter' and 'St Ives'. Also early British and American book editions, serialisations of novels in newspapers and literary magazines, and essays by Stevenson.
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