oming, and it shall speak for itself.

"DEAR WYNNE,--I write with such mixed feelings, and at the same time in
such a hurry to catch the first possible post, that probably you will
think my letter is a little 'mixed' too. You will guess what was my
astonishment, when calling upon Mrs. Power, to find--not Valmai, but
her twin-sister, Miss Gwladys Powell! My dear Wynne, I was struck dumb
by the likeness between them. I waited eagerly for Valmai's arrival,
which they were daily expecting, and it was not until I heard she was
going to Cardiganshire instead that I mentioned to Gwladys your
marriage to her sister, and the cruel manner in which she had received
you after your long absence. Then came the explanation, which, no
doubt, ere this you have received from Valmai's own lips, for I know
that to-morrow she will see you, having received her sister's letter in
the morning; and the veil will be lifted, and all your sorrow will
disperse like the baseless fabric of a dream. You will see already how
Gwladys, dreading your influence upon the sister whom she thought you
had deceived and deserted, was tempted, by your mistaking her for
Valmai, to impersonate her, and to drive you away from her presence.
Her sorrow and repentance are greater than the occasion demands, I
think, for, after all, it was her deep love for her sister which made
her act in this way; and I am sure that, when you and Valmai have been
reunited and all your joys return, you will have no room in your hearts
for anger against Gwladys. She is the most lovely girl I have ever
seen, except your wife, and her mind and heart are quite worthy of her
beautiful face; indeed, my dear Cardo, she is what I once thought was
not to be found--a second Valmai! In fact I love her, and I am not
without a faint hope that my love is returned. Remember me to Shoni,
and tell him I hope to see him again next spring. And what if I bring
Gwladys down, and we all roam by the Berwen together?--not Shoni! What
can I add more, except that I hope this delicious programme may be
carried out?

"Yours as of old,

"GWYNNE ELLIS."

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