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Harriet Sponley dressed for dinner that evening with more than usual care. She liked to dress well, partly for her own sake, and partly because her husband appreciated it. But to-night she seemed able to find little satisfaction in the result of her efforts.
"Your gown is very beautiful," the maid ventured timidly.