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One evening -- the evening of June 14th, 1916, to be exact -- Ronald Pryor came forth through one of the long French windows which led out upon the sloping lawn at Harbury Court, and gazed out upon the extensive and picturesque landscape; the low ridge of hills was soft in the grey and crimson of the summer afterglow.
With Beryl, and Iris, he had dined an hour ago, after which Beryl had gone for a flight in "The Hornet. " She had been away more than half-an-hour when, seated alone, he drained his liqueur, placed his cigarette-end in the ash-tray, and glanced anxiously at his wrist-watch.