Iwassurprisedandmoved.OncemoreIhadamomentaryglimpseoftherealNancy
OurconversationwasinterruptedbythearrivalofRalphHambleton
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However,thoughtsofMaudecontinuedtopossessme.Shestillappearedthemostdesirableofbeings,andafortnightaftermyrepulse,withoutanyexcuseatall,ItelegraphedtheGeorgeHutchinsesthatIwascomingtopaythemavisit.Mrs.George,wearingaknowingsmile,metmeatthestationinalightbuck-board.
\"I\'veaskedMaudetodinner,\"shesaid