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It was a very cheerful and memorable feast to which the boarders of Palace Crescent sat down that night. Major Lengton and Freda sat side by side at Mrs. De-war's table and neither Mrs. Dewar nor Mr. Luke appeared to bear the former any ill will for his interference in the evening's arrangements. Lengton, indeed, even fancied that he sensed something almost like gratitude in Mrs. Dewar's attitude towards him on those rare occasions when she either spoke or glanced in his direction.
"I don't think that my little man could have mixed a better Martini than you gave us to-night, Major," Mr. Luke said across the table.