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There was no trace of tears on Nancy's smiling face, when three quarters of an hour later, she appeared among the company, looking particularly fresh, and self-possessed. In answer to eager queries, she gave a vivid description of the lure of the oak chest, her rustic hostess, her unique sleeping chamber, and early morning excursion across meadows steeped in dew.
"And what about Sir Dudley all this time?" inquired Mrs. Speyde, "you haven't _murdered_ him by any chance, have you?"