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Peterkin "She was right?" Diana cried, pale with sudden fear. "She did misunderstand you?"

"Yes," said Georgie in a curious voice, "I think she did." "Ten minutes ago," Diana smiled, "she gave me this poor little note of yours. She promised one of the maids to give it to me last night, and forgot all about it till this morning. I have only just read it."

"Where is Anne?" Georgie asked earnestly.

Diana's face fell.

"She went straight home. I am sorry, but she said she felt that it was best for her to go."

"On the whole," said Georgie grimly, "I think it perhaps was."

"It was rather careless of her, don't you think?"

With some difficulty Georgie refrained from saying what he thought of Anne's carelessness.

"What about Peterkin?" he asked 249