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Kathleen was just finishing a long letter to Philippa that afternoon in the library, when Miss Clotilda came into the room with her usual quiet step. Kathleen did not hear her till her aunt laid her hand on her shoulder. The little girl started.
'Oh, aunty,' she said, 'I've been writing to poor Phil. Such a long letter!'