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"I’ll help you," Reht it have fallen?"

"Probably along the walk to the greenhouse," Carsina offered "Reled for arose on the trellis there I suspect that is when you lost it"

Yaril sht We’ll look for it there"

"I’ll colance

"Don’t be silly," Yaril rebukedShe doesn’t want to go down to the hothouses again, and we certainly can’t leave her sitting here alone Besides, with your great feet, you’d probably treadinto the sod before you saw it Two of us are plenty to go looking for one little earring Wait here We won’t be long"

She had risen as she spoke I knew I should not let her go off down the shadowy path with Reently patted the bench beside her, suggesting I sit there, and I could scarcely leave her sitting in the garden alone "Don’t be long," I cautioned Yaril

"I shan’t be The earring will either be there or it won’t," she replied Remwar dared to offer her his arm, but she shook her head in a pretty rebuke, and led him off into the dimness I looked after them After a moment Carsina asked quietly, "Don’t you wish to sit down? I would think your feet would be tired after all that dancing I know mine are" She pushed her dainty little foot out from the hem of her dress, as if to show me hoeary it was, and then exclaio inside and fix it, for if I stoop here, I’ll surely own"

"Allow me," I asked her breathlessly I went down on one knee fearlessly, for the weather had been dry and the paving stones of the garden path were always kept well swept

"Oh, but you should not!" she exclaimed as I took up the silk laces of her slipper "You’ll soil the knee of your fine new uniform And you look so brave in it"

"A little dust on my knee will notHer knots always coht? Too loose?"

She leaned down to inspect raceful and pale as a swan’s and a waft of her gardenias enveloped aze to mine and our faces were inches apart "It’s perfect," she said softly