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She had not regained control of herself when Charter entered the room but she turned and faced him with something as near a greeting as she was able to achieve. It was almost a shock to her to see him looking so splendidly well and strong and fearless after that other look that haunted her in the eyes of the man she had married.
"I thought Belhaven was here," he said abruptly. "I told him I was coming but your man says he's gone over to Astry's already."