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Rh library, for, as we have said, Bess was with Fred, and Mrs. Carter was lying down.

“Never mind,” thought Rob. “They will be down pretty soon, so I’ll just sit down and  read till they come.”

Accordingly, he took up a book and settled himself comfortably in a vast reclining-chair  that stood near one of the library windows, half hidden behind a folding Japanese screen. But the book was rather a dull one, and Rob, if the truth must be told, was decidedly sleepy after his late hours of the night before; so before he had turned many pages, the book fell from his hand, his head dropped back into the depths of his chair, and Master Rob was sound asleep.

Half an hour later the bell rang. As Bridget could never be prevailed on to leave  her work and go to the door, Bess gave Fred a  bell to ring, in case he needed anything, and  went down herself. There on the threshold stood Frank Muir, looking extremely glad to see her, although he seemed a little nervous and excited.

“Oh, Mr. Muir, I am very glad to see you,”