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Some days passed. Mr Fortescue was detained in the country longer than he had expected, and us it was impossible for their mother to decide things very definitely without him, especially as regarded the future home of the family, the children's daily lives went on much as usual.
"You could almost fancy it was all a dream," said Leila to her sister.