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"Then you were not surprised that I came?" he insisted

"You did not wait to be asked That surprised me a little"

"I did wait But you didn't ask me"

"That seehing

"It made this difference I seized upon the only excuse I had and

came to pay my respects as a kinsman Do you know that I am a

relation?"

"That is a very pretty compliment to us all, I think"

"It is you who are kind in accepting lad to----"

"I came," he said, "to see you And you know it"

"But you couldn't do that, uninvited! I had not asked you"

"But--it's done," he said

She sat very still, considering hi onceher equaniht to be But I do not see why you

should disregard convention withforward "I couldn't

stand not seeing you That was all Convention is a pitiful

thing--so the carpet