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"Well, it was this way After I ca-room"

"What!"

"Didn't I tell you about that? Oh yes, I was sitting in the cupboard in the drawing-room from dinner-ti about aht I'd better switch the light on Unfortunately I switched on some sort ofSo, ith one thing and another, I thought it would be best to hide somewhere I hid in one of the suits of armour in the hall"

"Were you inside there all the time ere?"

"Yes I say, that was funny about Brea under the bed, I ht spirit! I like to see it! All right, on't Let's get back to the main issue Will you marry me?"

"But why did you come to the house at all?"

"To see you"

"To see ht?"

"Well, perhaps not actually to see you" Sa told him that it would be injudicious to reveal his truethe harun to exist between them "To be near you! To be in the sa that he had struck the right note "You don't know the anguish I went through after I read that letter of yours I was mad! I waswell, to return to the point, will you ht before her The car, now on the main road, moved smoothly on

"Will you marry me?"

Billie rested her hand on her chin and searched the darkness with thoughtful eyes

"Will you marry me?"

The car raced on

"Will you marry me?" said Sam "Will you marry me? Will you marry me?"

"Oh, don't talk like a parrot," cried Billie "It reminds me of Breaht the car to a standstill with a jerk, probably very bad for the tires

"Did you say 'yes'?"

"Yes!"

"Darling!" said Sa towards her, "Oh, curse this helmet!"

"Why?"

"Well, I rather wanted to kiss you and it hampers me"