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but quite docile, drawing the picture of a power-loom for Miss Cresswell, who seemed really interested. Harry silently surveyed them from the door, and his face lighted with a new thought.

Taylor, espying him, leapt to his feet and hauled out his watch.

‚ÄúWell‚ÅÝ‚ÄîI‚ÅÝ‚Äî‚Äù he began lamely.

‚ÄúNo, you weren‚Äôt either,‚Äù interrupted Harry, with a laugh that was unmistakably cordial and friendly. ‚ÄúYou had quite forgotten what you were waiting for‚ÅÝ‚Äîisn‚Äôt that so, Sis?‚Äù

Helen regarded her brother through her veiling lashes: what meant this sudden assumption of warmth and amiability?

“No, indeed; he was raging with impatience,” she returned.

‚ÄúWhy, Miss Cresswell, I‚ÅÝ‚ÄîI‚ÅÝ‚Äî‚Äù John Taylor forsook social amenities and pulled himself together. ‚ÄúWell,‚Äù shortly, ‚Äúnow for that

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