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For some little time Dick sat in the cosy drawing-room waiting for his hostess. She arrived presently, looking exceedingly quiet and subdued, and not in the least like her usual self. So far as Dick could judge, she had been weeping real tears, a phenomenon which none of her friends had ever had the chance of seeing before. She placed her slim white hand into Dick's palm and a deep sigh escaped her.
With an effort Dick preserved his gravity.