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Mr. Van Rhuys returned the next morning. Helena and several of her guests drove over to the hotel station to meet him. The train was not due for some moments after their arrival. Helena sprang from the char-à-banc and ran up the hill to the Gordon cottage. Clive and Mary came out to meet her.
"I didn't want to write you a formal note of congratulation, Miss Gordon," she said, smiling charmingly. "I hoped to see you last night at the dinner. I am so sorry you were not there. It was a most interesting dinner."