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"YOU are staying for some time at Castle Hill? " observed Kathleen Alyn, with her air of interest.
They were under a tree on the lawn; Mr. Dugdale having retreated to a basket-chair and a book within earshot. Giles had walked with Phyllys and Gordon to Brook-End Grange, and had stayed to luncheon. A business engagement then claimed him, and Mrs. Alyn would not hear of Phyllys going before six. Since Phyllys welcomed the delay, nothing remained for Giles but gloomily to depart alone.