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They had risen and noith her head upon his breast and his arm about

her, they stood in the heart of the soft radiance of many candles His

face was bowed upon the dark wonder of her hair; when at last he lifted

his eyes, they chanced to fall upon the one uncurtainedAudrey,

feeling his slight, quickly controlled start, turned within his arlass, staring in

upon theone A strip of

ht, some leafless bashes, beyond, the blank wall of the

theatre,--that was all Raising the sash, Haward leaned forth until he

could see the garden at large Moonlight still and cold, winding paths,

and shadows of tree and shrub and vine, but no sign of living creature He

closed theand drew the curtain across, then turned again to

Audrey "A phanto in the centre of the rooht Her brow beneath its mock crown had no lines of care,

and her wonderful eyes smiled upon hie, is it not, when I have feared it for so long?