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Rh she said.

His white face looked down on her.

Something woke in her eyes that he had not seen there for months.

she asked.

He drew her to him.

he said.

The light in her eyes grew more wonderful.

she asked.

He kissed her on her beautiful eyes and on her mouth.

said he,

she said.

And the long pent-up tempest of her love for him broke, overwhelming and flooding her. Her arms were pressed round his neck, and from his shoulder she raised her face to his.

she whispered again.