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A PAIR OF BLUE EYES.

39

Swancourt; and looking up from her '

Christopher, I quite forgot to

when

I

mentioned that

tant relative,

him here

Harry Knight, that

mv

dis-

I invited

whatever length of time he

for

could spare.

And now

come any day

in August.'

'

you.

tell

had seen

I

letter,

Write, and say the

he says he can

of the month,

first

replied the indiscriminate icar.

She read on. isn't

He

all.

that

actually the reviewer of

is

How

Elfride's book. I

me — and

Goodness

'

absurd to be sure!

had no idea he reviewed novels or

He h

anything to do with the Present. barrister

— and

I

thought he only wrote

Why,

the Quarterlies.

Elfride,

does he say to you

dissatisfied

know.

and

all

on

The idea of about

in

What

!

?'

had put down her flush

a

you have

brought about an odd entanglement

Elfride

liad

me

her

his I

face.

knowing

....

nothing particular, only

letter

this

'

with a

I

my name

Why, he

don't

says