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Grace gave a start and a screahts, but she had not expected to find hioing to her side

"I frightened you dreadfully, I know," he said "I ought to have

spoken; but I did not at first expect it to be you I have been

sitting here ever since"

He was actually supporting her with his arh under the

ier of falling As

soon as she could collect her ideas she gently withdrew froetting up or down fro by the hut fire, she had dropped her purse

"Noill find it," said Fitzpiers

He threw an armful of last year's leaves on to the fire, whichshades to weave theht in a roped about on their hands and knees, till Fitzpiers

rested on his elbow, and looked at Grace "We must always meet in odd

circumstances," he said; "and this is one of the oddest I wonder if

it ?"

"Oh no, I a an

erect posture "Pray don't say it any more"

"I hope there was not