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aside till , as the good country doctor so much esteemed in his circle expresses it , I shall have `` pegged out , '' and the heroine and hero of the plot shall then judge whether it is fit or not for publication . It has interested me to write , but `` My life has crept so long on a broken wing ... . That I come to be grateful at last for a little thing , '' and those whose lives are strong , fruitful , and successful may have no patience with the sentimental meanderings of an old woman who has outlived joy and usefulness . * * * * * And now , may the Lady of my tale , as her life progresses from dawn to noon , high noon to afternoon , dusk , evening , and night , have the Knight of her choice and peace always beside her , till new dawns break in other worlds beyond this place of fears and phantoms . THE END .