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"Princess," I said, "permit me to offer my felicitations on your return to Paris. This is indeed an unexpected pleasure."
"Ah, M'sieur Ingram! " she cried in charming English, holding forth her white-gloved hand, "at last! I have been hunting for you all the evening. All Paris is here, and the crush is terrible. Yes, you see I am back again."