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    t day  leave t most of time in error of dying, and yet indifferent to life itself. ted, snared, tracked doe apestry did but tremble in t  to ed resolutions and s. -stained glass, and o lay its .

    But per   of t and set t before ual life erribly logical in tion. It ion t set remorse to dog t of sin. It ion t made eacs miss t puniso trong, failure t upon t s or t-marks been found on ted it. Yes, it  come back to kill o founder in some er sea. From  any rate,  know w know wh had saved him.

    And yet if it errible it o t conscience could raise sucoms, and give t sort of life   corners, to mock  places, to  t, to  terror, and to o  a  all again. Eacail came back to  of time, terrible and s, rose t six oclock,  will break.

    It  till t ured to go out. ted air of t er morning t seemed to bring  it  merely tions of environment t ure ed against t  to maim and mar tion of its calm. itle and finely s it is alrong passions must eit are great are destroyed by tude. Besides,  im of a terror-stricken imagination, and looked back no a little of contempt.

    After breakfast, o join ting-party. t lay like salt upon ted cup of blue metal. A t, reed-grown lake.

    At t sigon, t cartridges out of , and old to take toh.

    quot;, Geoffrey?quot; he asked.

    quot;Not very good, Dorian. I t of to t ter after lunc to ne;

    Dorian strolled along by ic air, ts t glimmered in ters ringing out from time to time, and t folloed ful freedom. ed by the high indifference of joy.

    Suddenly from a lumpy tussock of old grass some ty yards in front of tipped ears erect and long  forarted a  bolted for a t of alders. Sir Geoffrey put o  t t strangely c at once, quot;Dont s it, Geoffrey. Let it live.quot;

    quot; nonsense, Dorian!quot; laugo t, wo cries he cry of a man in agony, which is worse.

    quot;Good  a beater!quot; exclaimed Sir Geoffrey. quot; an ass to get in front of top sing t;  at top of ;A man is .quot;

    tick in his hand.

    quot;; ed. At time, the line.

    quot;; ans. quot; you keep your men back? Spoiled my sing for t;

    Dorian co ts ter to t. urned ao  misfortune folloo o rampling of myriad feet and t copper-breasted p came beating the boughs overhead.

    After a fes--t o urbed state, like endless  a arted and looked round.

    quot;Dorian,quot; said Lord ;I ter tell t ting is stopped for to-day. It  look o go on.quot;

    quot;I opped for ever, ; terly. quot;t;

    finisence.

    quot;I am afraid so,quot; rejoined Lord ; t in .   instantaneously. Come; let us go ;

    tion of ty yards  speaking. t Lord ;It is a bad omen, ;

    quot; is?quot; asked Lord ;O, I suppose. My dear fello cant be  .  in front of t is noto us. It is rat does not do to pepper beaters. It makes people t one is a ; s very straig talking about tter.quot;

    Dorian s;It is a bad omen, o o some of us. to myself, per; ure of pain.

    t;t is t  likely to suffer from it unless ttering about t dinner. I must tell t t is to be tabooed. As for omens, tiny does not send us oo oo cruel for t. Besides, o you, Dorian? You  a man can . t be deligo c;

    quot;t c laug. I am telling you trutc ter off terror of deat is t terrifies me. Its monstrous o cing for me?quot;

    Lord ion in ;Yes,quot; ;I see ting for you. I suppose s to ask you o-nig come and see my doctor, o to;

    Dorian ouc, glanced for a moment at Lord ating manner, and tter, ;old me to  for an ans; he murmured.

    Dorian put tter into . quot;tell  I am coming in,quot; urned round and  rapidly in tion of the house.

    quot;; laug;It is one of ties in t I admire most. A  ;

    quot; instance, you are quite astray. I like t I dont love ;

    quot;And t sly matc;

    quot;You are talking scandal, ;

    quot;tainty,quot; said Lord ing a cigarette.

    quot;You would sacrifice anybody, ;

    quot;to tar of its o; he answer.

    quot;I e of pat;But I seem to  tten too mucrated on myself. My oy o me. I  to escape, to go ao forget. It o come doo o  got ready. On a yac;

    quot;Safe from rouble.  tell me  is? You know I would ;

    quot;I cant tell you, ; ;And I dare say it is only a fancy of mine. tunate accident  me. I iment t someto me.quot;

    quot; nonsense!quot;

    quot;I  is, but I cant . Aemis in a tailor-made gown. You see we ;

    quot;I  it, Mr. Gray,quot; s;Poor Geoffrey is terribly upset. And it seems t you asked  to s t;

    quot;Yes, it  kno. Some  of little live t I am sorry told you about t is a .quot;

    quot;It is an annoying subject,quot; broke in Lord ;It  all. Noing o knoed a real murder.quot;

    quot;; cried t;Isnt it, Mr. Gray? o faint.quot;

    Dorian dre;It is not; ;my nerves are dreadfully out of order. t is all. I am afraid I oo far t   very bad? You must tell me some otime. I t go and lie do you?quot;

    t fligeps t led from tory on to terrace. As turned and looked at t;Are you very muc; he asked.

    S ansime, but stood gazing at t;I .

    ;Knoal. It is tainty t c makes t;

    quot;One may lose ones ;

    quot;All  t, my dear Gladys.quot;

    quot; is t?quot;

    quot;Disillusion.quot;

    quot;It  in life,quot; she sighed.

    quot;It came to you cro;

    quot;I am tired of stra;

    quot;t;

    quot;Only in public.quot;

    quot;You ; said Lord henry.

    quot;I  part al.quot;

    quot;Monmout;

    quot;Old age is dull of ;

    quot;;

    quot;I wis;

    as if in searc; are you looking for?quot; she inquired.

    quot;tton from your foil,quot; ;You .quot;

    S;I ill t;

    quot;It makes your eyes lovelier,quot; was his reply.

    Seete seeds in a scarlet fruit.

    Upstairs, in error in every tingling fibre of oo o bear. ter, s in t like a  w Lord ing.

    At five oclock  and gave o pack -express to too  t-ty. ermined not to sleep anot at Selby Royal. It . t ted h blood.

    te a note to Lord elling  o too consult or and asking o entertain s in ting it into to t informed  to see  ;Send ; tered, after some moments ation.

    As soon as tered, Dorian pulled  of a dra out before him.

    quot;I suppose you  tunate accident of ton?quot; aking up a pen.

    quot;Yes, sir,quot; anshe gamekeeper.

    quot;as t on ; asked Dorian, looking bored. quot;If so, I s like to be left in , and ;

    quot;e dont knoook ty of coming to you about.quot;

    quot;Dont knolessly. quot; do you mean? asnt ;

    quot;No, sir. Never saw ;

    t as if  opped beating. quot;A sailor?quot; . quot;Did you say a sailor?quot;

    quot;Yes, sir.  of sailor; tattooed on bot kind of t;

    quot;as t; said Dorian, leaning for tartled eyes. quot;Anyt ell ;

    quot;Some money, sir--not mucer. t-looking man, sir, but roug of sailor ;

    Dorian started to . A terrible tered past c it madly. quot;; ;Quick! I must see it at once.quot;

    quot;It is in an empty stable in t like to  sort of t;

    quot;t once and meet me. tell one of to bring my o tables myself. It ime.quot;

    In less ter of an rees seemed to s ral procession, and  a e-post and nearly t tones flew from her hoofs.

    At last ering in to one of t stable a ligo tell  to t ch.

    t, feeling t   tered.

    On a  and a pair of blue trousers. A spotted uck in a bottle, sputtered beside it.

    Dorian Gray s t  be to take t to one of ts to come to him.

    quot;take t to see it,quot; c t for support.

    epped for was James Vane.

    ood tes looking at tears, for he knew he was safe.