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"So that's the youngster we're going to adopt, is it?" Mr Pryor

said; then he looked at Helena through his curling brown lashes, with

open a," she said faintly

"I've been very busy," he explained

She nodded and sie has

a sore throat I don't knoe're going to have for dinner Oh,

how glad I a, but her chin

treht you were so taken

up with your orphan that you wouldn't care whether I caayly, brushing her cheek against

his arh I'ed "What did henineteen?"

"Oh, Alice? Why, he asked e as a sum in mental arithmetic for him And he asked otten David "Lloyd! To think you are here!"

"Yes, I'

it up pretty soon I don't believe I could stand an Old Chester bill