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At the moment he had read the letter Mrs Bond entered the room

"Hallo! You're down early," she reenerally come so early The postman has to walk over from Puttenham"

Then she took up her own and carelessly placed them aside They consisted mostly of circulars and the accounts of Guildford tradesmen

"Yes," he said, "I was down early Lately I've acquired the habit of early rising"

"An excellent habit in a young hed "All men who achieve success are early risers--so a Cabinet Minister said the other day And really, I believe it"

"An hour in the earlyis worth three after dinner That is why Cabinet Ministers entertain people at breakfast nowadays instead of at dinner In thethe brain is fresh and active--a fact recently discovered in our post-war days," Hugh said

Then, as his hostess turned to the hot-plate upon the sideboard, lifting the covers to see what her cook had provided, he re-scanned the letter which had been openly addressed to hier, I have discovered that you are now a fellow-guest with the girl Louise, to whoed tothat I was not aware of your close friendship with her! I have believed in you up to the present, but the scales have now fallen froht you loved s are being said about you--but you can rest content that I shall reveal nothing that I happen to know What I do knoever, has changedyou I believed you to be the victim of circumstance Now I know you have deceived me, and that I, myself, am the victim I need only add that so-place, for, by a roundabout way, I heard of it, and hence, I address this letter to you--DORISE"

Hugh Henfrey stood staggered There was noof that letter now that he had read it a second tiive her? Any explanation h ate his breakfast sullenly To Louise, who put in a late appearance, and helped herself off the hot-plate, he said cheerfully: "How lazy you are!"

"It's not laziness, Hugh," replied the girl "The maid was so late with my tea--and--well, to tell the truth, I upset a whole new box of powder on -table and had to clean up the mess"