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"Nonsense!" he said "Here's the key"

He laid it on the dressing table, and she was about to take it up to

replace it in her purse, and put the purse in one of the s table, when there ca your ladyship's pardon," she faltered, drawing back

"What is it?" asked the countess

"I wanted to borrow sone for my lady," said Burden "I

thought your ladyship had gone down, or I wouldn't----"

"Give her the eau de Cologne," said the countess to her maid "Please

ask Lady Luce to keep it I shall not want it"

Burden took the bottle and went out On the other side of the door she

paused a ht her breath Chance, or the devil hi on Ted's behalf, for she had happened to enter the room at the

very moment the countess had put the key in the purse, and the purse in

the drawer And all day Burden had been wondering how she should get

that key

She went on after a moment or two, and Lady Luce looked up fro table, as Burden entered

"Where have you been?" she asked sharply

"I went to borrow sone, my lady," replied Burden