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           Theywerethree,now,tokeepeachotherwarm,andsheembracedbothchildreninthesamepassionofmotherhood,asthoughonewerenotenoughtoshieldherfromherpredecessor’sfate.

           SometimesshefanciedthatOwenLeath’sresponsewaswarmerthanthatofherownchild.ButthenEffiewasstillhardlymorethanababy,andOwen,fromthefirst,hadbeenalmost“oldenoughtounderstand”:certainlydidunderstandnow,inatacitwaythatyetperpetuallyspoketoher.Thissenseofhisunderstandingwasthedeepestelementintheirfeelingforeachother.Thereweresomanythingsbetweenthemthatwereneverspokenof,orevenindirectlyalludedto,yetthat,evenintheiroccasionaldiscussionsanddifferences,formedtheunadducedargumentsmakingforfinalagreement...

           Musingonthis,shecontinuedtowatchhisapproach;andherheartbegantobeatalittlefasteratthethoughtofwhatshehadtosaytohim.Butwhenhereachedthegateshesawhimpause,andafteramomentheturnedasideasiftogainacross-roadthroughthepark.

           Shestartedupandwavedhersunshade,buthedidnotseeher.Nodoubthemeanttogobackwiththegamekeeper,perhapstothekennels,toseearetrieverwhohadhurthisleg.Suddenlyshewasseizedbythewhimtoovertakehim.Shethrewdowntheparasol,thrustherletterintoherbodice,andcatchingupherskirtsbegantorun.

           Shewasslightandlight,withanaturaleaseandquicknessofgait,butshecouldnotrecallhavingrunayardsinceshehadrompedwithOweninhisschool-days;nordidsheknowwhatimpulsemovedhernow.

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