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The same poise that restrained Adam Gregg when he came suddenly upon Olivia's portrait in the auction-room sustained him when he looked into the eyes of the young man whom, years before, he had left as a child at Derwood Manor.
"Are you sure? " he asked. He knew he was -- he only wanted some fresh light on the dark record. For years the book had been sealed.