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At noon the next day, Dan, sitting beside the fireless hearth, with his head resting on his clasped hands, saw a shadow fall suddenly upon the floor, and, looking up, found Mrs. Ambler standing in the doorway.
"I am too late? " she said quietly, and he bowed his head and motioned to the pallet in the corner.