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Arnott was available, and would come round at once if Miss Brune wished to see him. He had just returned from the office of his newspaper, and if he could render any assistance he would be only too pleased. He arrived about ten minutes later, and as he entered the drawing-room he paused in some confusion, looking from his hostess to Ida. He was clearly puzzled.
"I fear," he observed, "that I have been led into a great indiscretion to-night by the extraordinary likeness between you two ladies. I see now that it was not Miss Brune I met at the ball. I hope my mistake has caused no ill consequences. But Miss Brune is so clever--"