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Late the next evening a tall boy in midshipman's uniform ran upstairs and into the drawing-room of Mary's home. His mother was sitting there alone. She looked up brightly.
"I thought it was you, dear Mike," she said. "No one else comes with such a rush. I am so glad you have got off again; but I suppose it is only for two nights?"