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No; there should be no scene She would give hiood-by" quite calmly, and would then take her broken heart to the

solitude of her own rooin to repair it

Dick shouted for his breakfast, and she went downstairs He was busy

reading a letter, and his face was full of eagerness, his eyes sparkling

with exciteood chap Drake is!" he exclaimed "He never said a

word toBardsley & Bardsley for

weeks past, and they've written to say that they think they can take est firreat deal of influence; and I don't

kno on earth he ed it I didn't know he knew any one connected

with the profession It's a most splendid chance, you know!"

Nell went round beside hilad, Dick," she said

So in her voice must have struck him, for he looked up at her

quickly, and with surprise

"Why, what's the ," she said "I have a headache"

"Just so 'After the opera is over,' you know That's the penalty one

pays for one's first dance And you were queer last night, too, weren't