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Besides, he was always studying woers in his face; and here, at Shotover, the field was liatha Caithness was still a pale and reticent puzzle; Rena, Katharyn, and Eileen tore, coolly au fait, yawned in his face There re about his species, met him half-ith the sweet and sensitive deference due a soht--until a sleek aside fro, as usual, for her, leaving her painfully conscious and perplexed between doubt and disgust

Meanwhile, the wealthy eh at Shotover to venture on tentative informality There was no doubt that ultimately he must be counted on in New York; but nobody except him was impatiently cordial for the event; and so, at the little house party, he slipped and slid fro sh, he landed without much discomfort somewhere between Mr and Mrs Leroy Mortiood to hi and benevolent oodest quickest!"

And Mrs Morti Captain Voucher by the sa notices perfectly comprehensive to her husband And at first he was inclined to recognise defeat

But the general insuccess which had so faithfully attended hieneral review of the situation with his wife--perhaps even the furtive hope of soe of views concerning possible alliance

The evening previous, to his intense disgust, host, hostess, and guests had retired early, in view of the point-shooting at dawn For not only was there to be no point-shooting for him, but he had risen from the card-table heavily hit; and besides, for the first tireed with him

As he had not risen until mid-day he was not sleepy Books were an aversion equalled only by distaste for his own company Irritated, bored, he had perforce sulkily entered the elevator and passed to his roo on earth for hi periodicals and smoke himself stupid

But it required oddess of sluhts; he stood at the rain-slass The richly flavoured cigar grew distasteful; and if he could not smoke, what, in pity's name, was he to do?