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Here was another dramatic surprise, and, on the whole, not the least startling one that had come to Stagg in the course of the last 24 hours. He would have preferred to have heard that statement with Stella out of earshot, but, as that was impossible, he had to make the best of it. He glanced uneasily from one to the other of the young people, from Grandison's face, which had now grown hard and haggard, to the curious surprise, that he saw in Stella's eyes.
"Eh, what?" he said. "What do you mean?"