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Wilfrid had walked into Oldborough with Beatrice and returned to Maldon Grange. The night promised to be dull and long; but there was always the feeling of restlessness and uncertainty as to what might happen before morning. Wilfrid sat in the dining-room smoking cigarettes and trying to interest himself in a book until the hour for bed came. About eleven o'clock the nurse came into the dining-room with an expression of annoyance on his face.
"Is anything wrong, Mason?" Wilfrid asked.