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As Brant eed fro worassy bank just before hi, as if startled by his unannounced approach, her

face turned toward hi her eyes froraceful

poise, the piquant, uplifted face, the dark gloss of heavy hair, and

the unfrightened gaze held him speechless until the picture had been

ie of

wo her cheeks,

the lips parted in surprise, the sleeve fallen back from one white,

rounded arnized hilance, and her lips closed as she remembered how and when they

hadrecollection within his

eyes, only ad about this Naiad to rearrison She read all this in his face, and

the lines about her htly quizzical

s

"You should at least have knocked, sir," she ventured, sitting up on

the grassy bank, the better to confront hi thus

uninvited"