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"But?" inquired Barnabas

"As regards the handkerchief now--?"

"I found it--on a bramble-bush--in a wood," said Barnabas

"In a wood!"

"In Annersley Wood; I found a lady there also"

"A lady--oh, egad!"

"A very beautiful wohtfully, "with

wonderful yellow hair!"

"The Lady Cleone Meredith!" exclaimed the Viscount, "but in a--wood!"

"She had fallen from her horse"

"How? When? Was she hurt?"

"How, I cannot tell you, but it happened about two hours ago, and

her hurt was trifling"

"And you--found her?"

"I also saw her safely out of the wood"

"And you did not know her naot to ask it," Barnabas ad"