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At the same moment the door was thrown open, and Mrs. Gordon appeared on the threshold with a gentleman behind her. Blanche stood an instant looking into the lighted room and hesitating -- flushed a little, smiling, extremely pretty.
"May I come in? " she said, "and may I bring in Captain Lovelock?"