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The woman closed the hall door and locked it. Then she led the way to a long, dim drawing-room in which a grate fire was smouldering. A stand lamp of antique pattern but dimly illuminated the place, which seemed well furnished in an old fashioned way.
"Will not you remove your wraps, Mees -- Mees -- I do not know ma'm'selle's name."