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When the Professor seated himself at the breakfast-table and the news of Miss Gwen's absence was broken to him by Laura, the parlour-maid, he started up in surprise.
"Miss Gwen went out late last night instead of going to bed, sir, and took the latch-key," the girl was compelled to admit.