CHAPTER 5
BOOK V · PART XLIII
CHAPTER V
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On Christmas Eve Brockett arrived, bringing flowers. Mary had gone for a walk with David, so Stephen must leave her desk with a sigh. "Come in, Brockett. I say! What wonderful lilac!"
He sat down, lighting a cigarette. "Yes, isn't it fine? I brought it for Mary. How is she?"