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He did not smile He was not thein his eyes made her falter and lower her own

"I went away because I was tired of England," he said "I caed"

"But you won't go away again?" she said, with genuine dismay in her

voice and face "I--I feel as if, as if it were iven enuine as her dismay--for think of the

greatness of the prize for which she was playing--and Drake's heart was

touched with a pity which was not wholly free froiveness between us, Luce," he said

gravely She caught at this, though it was but a straw, and her hand,

frolove, stole over to his, and her eyes

sought his appealingly

But before he could take her hand--if he had intended doing so--Lady

Angleford came up to them

"Drake, they want you to lead the cotillon," she said