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detail, and to know the world, fros of statess Madeline had little to tell,

for she was living quietly at ho off her

train She had few

episodes ht sail But

the young ay

little boht had

fallen upon fas in the right relation and gave the effect of a view froher

plane

There were ave thes They sailed, and Madeline held the tiller;

and, when evening came on, they curled doith cushions in the bottoht out They played golf

and tennis, and the blood leaped in their veins, for whatever they did,

they did it with heart and soul As for their relations with one

another, these were taken for granted, and what they meant, not one of

the three stopped to question It was enough that they were sweet and

satisfying in silence

Late in the season there caone away for so,

Norris ventured alone for his afternoon with Madeline She welcomed him

with such serene unconsciousness that he wondered why he had hesitated