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Maitland did not wait for her to finish "Let us not speak of that," he said "It is enough to know that you are still satisfied with my, thus far, unsuccessful efforts in your behalf There is nothing affords le with and solve an intricate probleeometry, or the mathematics of crime; and then--well, even if I succeed, I shall quit the work your debtor"

He had spoken this last impulsively, and when he had finished he remained silent, as if surprised and a bit nettled at his own failure to control hi her eyes; but I noticed that her fingers at once busied the the tidy upon the arht that, if appearances were to be trusted, she was very happy and contented at the change she had ood sense, hich she was always surprisingPeople's Club, and e of the nextBefore Gwen had time to inforratulated her upon it, and rendered her withdrawal difficult by saying: "I feel that I should thank you, Miss Darrow, for the faithful way in which you fulfil the spirit of your agreement to permit me to order your actions I know, if you consulted your own desires, you would probably decline the honour conferred upon you, and that in accepting it, you are influenced by the knowledge that you are pursuing just the course I most wish you to follow Verily, you make my office of tyrant over you a perfect sinecure I had expected you to chafe a little under restraint, but, instead, I find you voluntarily yielding to my unexpressed desires"

Gwen nation She applied herself at once to the preparation of her paper upon "Antony and Cleopatra" Maitland, who, like all vigorous, healthy, and informed intellects, was an ardent admirer of Shakespeare, found time to call on Gwen and to discuss the play with her This seemed to please her very much, and I am sure his interest in the play was abnor, as he awoke, the first thing which flashed into his mind, even before he had full possession of his senses, was these words of Antony: "I a"