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Kate led the way into her luxuriously-furnished drawing-room. Miserable and disturbed as he was, Du Cros did not fail to notice the beauty of its appointment. To him it was incomprehensible that the poor little waif upon whom he had turned his back so callously in South Africa should have grown into a polished woman of the world, with everything around her that made life pleasant and enjoyable.
"Sit down," Kate commanded, "and I will give you tea. I may have visitors, but you won't mind. Sugar and milk? Yes, I thought I should have visitors. It's the Wellgraves. I fancy you have done business together. I believe they have a great deal to say to you."