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It was all chare--the friendliness of Miss Elton

when Lena room that met them

at the end of their short journey, the very way in which Miss Elton took

possession of those awe-inspiring objects, and the respectful curiosity

of the loungers at the country station As she stepped into the

carriage, Lena caught a gliest that the female of his species had yet to be created He looked

so like her uish which she tried

to forget, as they hirled down the road with its fringe of

straight-limbed trees Never had the world looked more lovely Her

spirits were lifted up

Mrs Lenox met them at the door with hospitable effusiveness, but Lena's

crucifixion began fro up for you," said Mrs Lenox

As Olaf obediently stepped forward, Lena flushed and thought: "They both

noticed that it was only imitation leather"

Mrs Lenox walked up stairs with theaily with Madeline,

and Lena followed in e freshness and

daintiness of everything about her

"I've put you and Miss Elton in adjoining roo kindly at her, "so that you needn't feel remote and lonely on

your first visit here"

Theand disappeared, and a trim maid came forward