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"And noe have exchanged compliments," she said, "ill have some

tea, and then you shall tell me what you are so excited about"

"I am excited; I--"

"Let's have the tea first"

Audrey's housekeeping was still rather casual Tidiness of Natalie's

meticulous order would always be beyond her, but after certain frantic

searches for as needed, she made some delicious tea

"Order was left out of s

move about when I'm away I'ar behindwith her tea She flushed delicately, and put

the cup down

"I was in the crowd this ," she said

"In the crowd? Oh, htfully "I ht you onderful And, when those men promised to enlist, I

cried I was horribly asharowing grave Delight was astonished to see

that there were tears in her eyes "I do it because it is all I can do,

and of course they ht--you see,theo, but the

better the day I have had, the less I sleep at night"