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“ do you think I’ve seen to-day, Ellen?”

“Who? How can I tell? Dozens of people, I suppose.”

“But it was some one you know and like.”

“Mrs. Lake?”

“Yes, Susan and I met her on the Hoe and who do you think was with her?”

“Captain Boyd?”

“No. Oh, you’ll never guess! It was papa. They looked so confused; but she soon recovered, and asked papa whether he was not proud of two