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For ahimself he

addressed her, formally condoled with her, and made the usual

professional inquiries about what had happened to her, and where she

was hurt

"That's what I want you to tell me," she murmured, in tones of

indefinable reserve "I quite believe in you, for I know you are very

accomplished, because you study so hard"

"I'll do"And none the less that I am happy to find the accident has

not been serious"

"I am very much shaken," she said

"Oh yes," he replied; and completed his exa the matter with her, and more than

ever puzzled him as to why he had been fetched, since she did not

appear to be a ti," he said

"Oh, I forgot," she returned "Look here" And she showed him a little

scrape on her arm--the full round arm that was exposed "Put some

court-plaster on that, please"

He obeyed "And now," she said, "before you go I want to put a

question to you Sit round there in front ofthe candles, or one, to the little table Do you s Take one of these; and here's a light"