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The inward contest wore him . He began to look very thin and wan ; and all for a Simpleton ! Mr. Falcon prolonged his stay in the neighborhood , and drove a handsome dogcart over twice a week to visit Mr. Lusignan . He used to call on that gentleman at four o'clock , for at that hour Mr. Lusignan was always out , and his daughter always at home . She was at home at that hour because she took her long walks in the morning . While her new admirer was in bed , or dressing , or breakfasting , she was springing along the road with all the elasticity of youth , and health , and native vigor , braced by daily exercise . Twenty-one of these walks did she take , with no other result than health and appetite ; but the twenty-second was more fertile -- extremely fertile .