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 several days and it will give me great pleasure to see you again. We shall meet, yes?"

"Of a certainty," answered Laurie, with no thought of impertinence. "To-morrow, perhaps, at Miss Comfort's, sir. We are going there in the morning to say good-by to her."

"Excellent! Until the morning, then." Mr. Goupil bowed. Laurie bowed. Ned bowed. Mr. Goupil placed his derby in place, gave it an admonishing tap, smiled pleasantly once more, and was gone.

Laurie closed the door after him and leaned weakly against it.

"If anything else happens to-night," he sighed, "I'll go batty!"