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Chapter 29

           Wehadlingeredoverthecoffeelongerthanusual,forMavishadgivenanextracharmtotheconversationbyhereloquentvivacityandbrighthumour,andallpresentwereanxioustohear,seeandknowasmuchofthebrilliantnovelistaspossible.Butwhenafullgoldenmoonroseinmellowsplendouroverthetree-tops,mywifesuggestedastrollinthegrounds,andeveryoneagreeingtotheproposalwithdelight,westarted—moreorlesstogether—someincouples,someingroupsofthreeorfour.Afteralittledesultoryramblinghowever,thepartygotseparatedintherose-gardensandadjacentshrubberies,andIfoundmyselfalone.Iturnedbacktothehousetogetmycigar-casewhichIhadleftonatableinthelibrary,andpassingoutagaininanotherdirectionIstrolledslowlyacrossthegrass,smokingasIwent,towardstheriver,thesilvergleamofwhichcouldclearlybediscernedthroughthefast-thinningfoliageoverhangingitsbanks.Ihadalmostreachedthepaththatfollowedthecourseofthewindingwater,whenIwasbroughttoastandstillbythesoundofvoices—one,aman’s,lowandpersuasive—theotherawoman’s,tender,graveandsomewhattremulous.Neithervoicecouldbemistaken;IrecognizedLucio’srichpenetratingtones,andthesweetvibranteaccentsofMavisClare.

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