From below came the indistinct murmur of many voices. Under the red glare of the lamp at the head of the broad staircase Livingston and Hope met in a happiness too great for words.
"Louisa," said Clarice Van Rensselaer, from her seat upon the trunk, "I hope you see it your duty to make a man of Sydney."
"A man," replied Louisa indignantly, "he is already de greatest man in all de whole world, and I lof him!"
Finis.
TRANSCRIBER NOTES:
Punctuation corrected without note.
page 48: "through" changed to "though" (as though talking to herself).
page 95: "bloodthristy" changed to "bloodthirsty" (more bloodthirsty than she suspected).
page 123: "protuded" changed to "protruded" (teeth protruded from her thin lips).
page 303: "upon" removed from text as redundant (patting him upon the head).
page 369: "close" changed to "closed" (just before the flap of the white tent closed upon her).