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Brother and sister went back into the coffee-room. As they entered by one door a little figure tiptoed in at the other, and stood poised on one toe as if for flight. "Has he gone? " breathed Miss Letitia.
It was Peter Merriot who went forward and took the lady's hand. "Why, yes, child, gone for the moment," he said, and led her to the fire.