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 &quot;My engagement has happened!&quot; he cried out to her. &quot;You stupid dear, do you need to be told?&quot;

had indeed needed to be told: the surprise was complete and overwhelming. She sat silent under it, her hands trembling in his, till the blood mounted to his face and she felt his confident grasp relax. &quot;You didn't guess it, then?&quot; he exclaimed, starting up and moving away from her.

&quot;No; I did n't guess it,&quot; she confessed in a dead-level voice.

He stood above her, half challenging, half defensive. &quot;And you have n't a word to say to me? Mother!&quot; he adjured her.

She rose too, putting her arms about him with a kiss. &quot;Dick! Dear Dick!&quot; she murmured.

&quot;She imagines you don't like her; she