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"We haven't looked in the dancing-roo at his

companion rather sorrowfully John turned quickly and they reentered the

house

He had parted frohtning to show her to hiain The dance was just ended, and she stood in a wide doorway, half

surrounded by pretty girls and youngher He had

one full look at her She was leaning to them all, her arms full of

flowers, and she seeaiety of

the place Even Meredith stopped short and exclaiot used to her; and he remembered that whenever he saw her after

absence the sense of her beauty rushed over hi on this occasion was keener than ever before, for she was prettier

than he had ever seen her

"No wonder!" he cried; but Harkless did not understand As they pressed

forward, Meredith perceived that they were only twofro down

upon the co but

that she stood there before hiht

notice hoas trelad of the ainst his ribs She saw hi

toward her, and nodded to hi to half a dozen others, and at that a pang of hot pain went