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Marcia Hannaway called upon her publisher during the course of the following day. She found the ready entree of a privileged client -- with scarcely a moment's delay she was ushered into the presence of James Borden, the person who for some years now had occupied the second place in her thoughts and life.
"Anything happened, Marcia? " he enquired, after their quiet but familiar greeting. "You look as though you were bringing Fate with you."