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The presentation of the heirloom took place the next morning. Carey, following his aunt's instructions, brought the picture downstairs at breakfast time and gave it to her. His explanations of the reason prompting the gift were brief and, although he tried to make them plausible, his manner was not as convincing as his words. There was an element of deception about the affair which he did not like. So far as he knew, there had never been any secrets between George and himself--certainly none on his part. But Mrs. Dain had insisted that her request to him for the ship painting be not mentioned, and he had promised her that it should not be.
-"I just--er--thought you might like to have it, Aunt Susan," he faltered. "You--er--I remember you always liked it and--and--er--"