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 *ever, rushed forward, and with a profound sweep of his hat, requested permission to escort them to the hansom in waiting. He did not say "good-bye" until he had asked for and obtained leave to call on them, a privilege of which he henceforth took frequent advantage.

There is an opinion afloat, this time not merely in the mind of Prudence herself, but in the minds of the boarders at Beaconsfield Gardens, that the younger Miss Semaphore will before long be requested to change her name. Since her painful experience, her character has developed. She is more self-*reliant, steadier, less unduly girlish in her ways and dress, and seems likely, if her mature love affair runs smooth, to make an excellent wife for the Major. Should her future, as it promises, prove happier than her past, she, for one, despite the mental agony she struggled through, will not regret the temporary rejuvenation of Miss Semaphore.

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