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Stephen rose softly and watched him from behind the window curtains until Gideon had vanished amongst the trees; then Stephen went out and smiled down upon his mother with the air of a man who had just succeeded in accomplishing some great work for the good of mankind at large.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, mother," he said. "I have been making some arrangements with the worthy man, her father."