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The next morning, at half-past seven, Anna was standing in the garden-doorway of the Priory. The sun had just risen, the air was cold; roof and pavement were damp; rain had fallen, and more was to fall. A door opened higher up the street, and Willie Price came out, carrying a small bag. He turned to speak to some person within the house, and then stepped forward. As he passed Anna she sprang forth.
"Oh! " she cried, "I had just come up here to see if the workmen had locked up properly. We have some of our new furniture in the house, you know. " She was as red as the sun over Hillport.