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Delight Haverford was to come out in December, but there were times when

the Doctor wondered if she was really as keen about it as she pretended

to be He found her once or twice, her usually active hands idle in her

lap, and a pensive droop to her hu mouth

"Tired, honey?" he asked, on one of those occasions

"No Just talking to s for s! I don't deserve them"

"What awful criently You

knoeak heart"

"Your tobacco heart!" she said, severely "Well, I've been co a

mental murder, if you want to know the facts Don't protest It's done

She's quite dead already"

"Good gracious! And I have reared this young viper! Who is she?"

"I don't intend to make you an accessory, daddy"

But' behind her sreat

deal to have taken her in his arht comfort her But that essential fineness in him which