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"Mareat s you have not told

me," she went on I had to control

"Of course, mamma," I answered

"Yes; you could hardly have been expected to give es Do you know them

yourself, Daisy?"

"Mamma, - I suppose I know some of them"

"Do you know, for instance, that your skin is exquisite, in

colour and texture?"

"Mrs Sandford used to tell ers overthat, comes a little rose hue here, as

delicate as the inside of a shell But you have lost all the

look of delicate condition, Daisy; this is the colour of

perfect health"

"Dr Sandford has taken care of reat deal to Dr Sandford Do you

think his trust ell placed?"

"Nobody could have taken ood"

"He alas your favourite," she reiven hiive anybody ly "Daisy, you have ht you would, or than your aunt Gary told ood as ever mine was"

She took up one of my hands, looked at it, kissed it, and as