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Clive would not sit up all night with Helena, but they spent hours of the day in the forest, and there was nothing funereal in his aspect when they were alone. One morning Helena's maid brought her a note when she came to awaken her.
"My dear Miss Belmont" (it ran), -- "I am going away for a few days. I shall be back on Monday, at four.