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uiltless of coquetry but

infinitely kind,-"then,-"

She paused, opened the fan, held it up to the light

and studied the golden butterflies

"Yes-"

"Then-letas I live! Now go-quickly-quickly!"

"But you haven't told me when and where it e

ed me aith her eyes

"I shan't do it! It isn't proper for me to remember,

if your memory is so poor I wonder hoould seeht! You really caentleave

at me

A servant came in hurriedly

"Miss Devereux, Mr and Mrs Taylor and Mr Pickering

are in the drawing-room"

"Yes; very well; I will come at once"

Then to me: "They must not see you-there, that way!" and she

stood in the door, facing h to secure -her

eyes bent gravely uponthe door; then she turned swiftly away into the

hall

Outside I founddriver He drove likeupon the north-bound sleeper just as it was

drawing out of the station