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and nearer unt'il faces on the deck could be seen, and lo I at that earliest streak of dawn r(6 a.m.) there were the familiar white locks, and a bent form was pacing tQ and fro, and waving a welcome . to the shore. The brothers were soon: embracing each other, and in response to the earnest ipquiry after his health, a cheery voice replied, " Thank God, I am better-the voyage and the rest, and especially the last two days on board, have quite set me up."