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132 "Yes," he said. "We are here."

The man and his wife finished their lunch and began putting things in order in their basket. As they did it, they talked together in a low voice, and seemed to be discussing something. Somehow, in spite of her averted eyes, Meg suddenly felt as



if they were discussing Robin and herself, and she wondered if they had caught her involuntary look.

"I think," Robin said, "Meg—I think that woman is going to speak to us."

It was evident that she was. She got up and came