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Rh Mrs. Emsworth laughed; Amelie really was too stately for words.

asked Amelie very quietly.

She made a rather pitiful attempt to laugh.

said the other, still maliciously;

She glanced carelessly across to Amelie. The girl had grown quite pale, even to the lips, and her hands were trembling. Instantly a compunction as quick as all her emotions seized the other.

she cried, jumping up.

She took the girl's hand, but Amelie withdrew it.

she said.

said Amelie.