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Not a word had been granted on either side to the conventional vows of

secrecy, always made to be broken, and perhaps each tacitly felt that

the less secrecy the better for Rachel Certain it is that Mrs Curtis

went into the Deanery with her head considerably higher, kissed Rachel

vehe her she knew all about it, and was happier

than she had ever thought to be again, excused her froiving any attention to a

feeble entreaty that she would not go so fast And when at three o'clock

Rachel crept downstairs to get into the carriage for her return hoood old Dean lay in wait for her, told her she ratulated her, and said he would

beg to perfor like that"

He laughed, and handed her in

"Mother, hed Rachel, as they drove on