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Fortunately the pink tints of the lamp-shade hid her face, and equally

it befriended Cardo, for, on seeing before hiination and his memory had endowed her, he had felt

his heart stand still and his face blanch to the lips How he gained

sufficient self-control to hbour he

never could understand, but he did; and while he was recalling the

scene in "The Velvet Walk," and his proain she need fear no sign of recognition from him,"

Gwen chattered on with volubility All he heard was: "Oh, you positivelyelse to

be done here One day you ain; and that's all, except tennis Winnie and I do

nothing else In the evening Beauty sings to us, and there's

beautifully she sings You'll be charmed with her voice--sweet, old

Welsh airs, you know--"

"Hush, Gwen; stop that chatter I want to ask Mr Wynne so

about Dr Belton"

"Oh, papa! all the way from the station, and you didn't ask him about

Dr Belton!"

Cardo was thankful to have to talk to Colonel Meredith, for it enabled

hih still he was conscious of that white