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Elsie stared helplessly at Rashleigh. The whole episode had been so extraordinarily rapid and dramatic that it had taken her entirely by surprise and her faculties were more or less numbed. Perhaps Rashleigh noted something of this, for he showed no irritation or impatience with her, but touched her gently on the arm.
"I dare say you are astonished," he said, "but not more than myself.