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"I’m his niece, Evie O’Neill"

"His niece," Miss Walker said in wonder "Well Isn’t that so?"

Evie didn’t quite knohat to aret Walker It wasn’t often that so so undone "And do you ith my uncle, Miss Walker?"

Miss Walker’swith a se far harder "No" The woman started down the steps, then turned back "Miss O’Neill, if you don’t , how old are you?"

"I’m seventeen"

"Seventeen" The woman seemed to consider this "Have a pleasant day, Miss O’Neill"

Evie turned the card over and was surprised to see that Margaret Walker had left a note in script that was as precise and clipped as she appeared to be

It’s coaret Walker? And as she to Will?

Upon returning to the library, Evie was surprised to find Will there "Oh, you’ve finished already So for you A woman She left her card"

Will stared at the name on the card He turned it over and read the other side

"Who is she, Unc?"

"No one I know," Will answered and tossed Margaret Walker’s card in the wastebasket