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8. An Unexpected Meeting

           Itwascertainlyhot.Iturnedupthepathwehadtakenthedaybefore.Ihadamindtostudythesceneofthecrimemyself.Ididnotgodirectlytothespot,however,butturnedasideintothebushes,soastocomeoutonthelinkssomehundredyardsorsofurthertotheright.IfGiraudwerestillonthespot,Iwantedtoobservehismethodsbeforeheknewofmypresence.Buttheshrubberyherewasmuchdenser,andIhadquiteastruggletoforcemywaythrough.WhenIemergedatlastonthecourse,itwasquiteunexpectedlyandwithsuchvigourthatIcannonedheavilyintoayoungladywhohadbeenstandingwithherbacktotheplantation.

           Shenotunnaturallygaveasuppressedshriek,butI,too,utteredanexclamationofsurprise.Foritwasmyfriendofthetrain,Cinderella!

           Thesurprisewasmutual.

           “You,”webothexclaimedsimultaneously.

           Theyoungladyrecoveredherselffirst.

           “MyonlyAunt!”sheexclaimed.“Whatareyoudoinghere?”

           “Forthematterofthat,whatareyou?”Iretorted.

           “WhenlastIsawyou,thedaybeforeyesterday,youweretrottinghometoEnglandlikeagoodlittleboy.Havetheygivenyouaseasontickettoandfro,onthestrengthofyourM.P.?”

           Iignoredtheendofthespeech.

           “WhenlastIsawyou,”Isaid,“youweretrottinghomewithyoursister,likeagoodlittlegirl.Bytheway,howisyoursister?”

           Aflashofwhiteteethrewardedme.

           “Howkindofyoutoask!Mysisteriswell,Ithankyou.”

           “Sheisherewithyou?”

           “Sheremainedintown,”saidtheminxwithdignity.

           “Idon’tbelieveyou’vegotasister,”Ilaughed.

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