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Towards morning father went into a heavy sleep; he didn't wake till the afternoon. Poor Aileen was able to get a doze and change her dress. After breakfast, while we were having a bit of a chat, in walks Starlight. He bowed to Aileen quite respectful, as he always did to a woman, and then shook hands with her.
"Welcome to the Hollow, Miss Marston," he said. "I can't say how charmed I am in one sense, though I regret the necessity which brought you here."