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It was May again when Vernon found hi at one of the little tables in front of the Café de la Paix

"Sit here long enough," he said, "and you see every one you have ever known or ever wanted to know Last year it was the jasirl--on the same one and wonderful day This year it's--by Jove!"

He rose andthe closely set chairs and tables to the paveht-blanched spectacleslady in short skirts stood awaiting him

"How are you?" she said "Yes, I know you didn't see ht you'd like to"

"I do like to, indeed May I ith you--or--" he glanced back at the table where his Verhtfully improper to sit outside cafés, isn't it?--for women, I mean--and this Café in particular Yes, I'll join you with the greatest pleasure Coffee please"

"It's ages since I saw you," he said amiably, "not since--"

"Since I called on you at your hotel How frightened you were!"

"Not for long," he answered, looking at her with the eyes she loved, the eyes of someone as not Vernon--"Ah, es," she pleaded: "say off the uood talk You remember, I wanted to call on you in London and you wouldn't let ht let me now"

"I will," she said "97 Curzon Street Your eyes haven't changed colour a bit Nor your nature, I suppose Yet soed Got over Betty yet?"

"Quite, thanks," he said tranquilly "But last tireed that I had no intentions"

[Illustration: "The nextlead," she said, s frankly at hi, Queen; and Ace, Knave and Queen of another suit"

"Expound, I ieneral definite and decisive infor and Queen of hearts equal Betty and the other man"

"There was another man then?"

"There always is, isn't there? Knave--your honoured self Queen--where is the Queen, by the way,--the beautiful Queen with the sad eyes, blind, poor dear, quite blind to everything but the abominable Knave?"