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On her arrival at Temple Street, Katy was promptly admitted by Michael, / and shown in the sitting-room, where Mrs. Gordon and Grace were waiting / for her.
"I was very sorry to hear that your mother is sick, Katy," said the / former; "and I should have paid you a visit, instead of sending for / you, if I had not been so much exhausted by my journey from Baltimore."