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"Most," said Hamilton

There was a pause

"I think the road branches off a little way up I'll get down and see

which is the right road to take," said Bones with sudden cheerfulness

"I renpost before the--er--lao for a little walk"

Miss Marguerite Whitland said she thought she would, and they went off

together to investigate, leaving Ha houerite, and instinctively their hands

sought and found one another They discovered the cross-roads, but

Bones did not trouble to light hiswith

extraordinary violence, his lips were dry, he found uerite," he said huskily, "don't think I'm an awful outsider

and a perfect rotter, dear old typewriter"

"Of course I don't," she said a little faintly for Bones's arm was

about her

"Don't think," said Bones, his voice trehty

old philanderer; but so alone with you, and

all that sort of stuff----"

And he bent and kissed her, and at that ain with extraordinary fierceness, as though to make

up for its temporary absence without leave