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"Oh, it was nothing, I assure you," Henry said gratefully

He looked down at her expectantly

She looked back, an innocent smile on her face

"Henry," he finally said "What time is it?"

"What time is it?" she echoed "Why, I think it must be almost six by now"

"Precisely"

"Excuse me?"

"Get out of my rooet dressed, of course"

"I'll be wanting to go back to sleep"

"H so, it's highly unlikely you'll be able to fall asleep again You et dressed"

"Henry?"

"Yes?"

"Get out"

She flew from the room

Twenty minutes later Dunford joined Henry at the breakfast table He was dressed casually, but Henry could tell with one glance that his clothes were far too fine for building a pigpen She thought briefly about telling hi, all the more reason for him to want to leave