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THERE was a strange light of malignant triumph in Mabel's dark eyes the / next morning, and Nicholas, looking at her as she sat opposite him at / breakfast, noticed the expression of her face, though he would not pay / her the compliment of mentioning that he saw anything unusual.
"What do you think, Nick? " said she presently. "I've lost my best / diamond ring."