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           ThelightoftheOctoberafternoonlayonanoldhigh-roofedhousewhichenclosedinitslongexpanseofbrickandyellowishstonethebreadthofagrassycourtfilledwiththeshadowandsoundoflimes.

           Fromtheescutcheonedpiersattheentranceofthecourtaleveldrive,alsoshadedbylimes,extendedtoawhite-barredgatebeyondwhichanequallylevelavenueofgrass,cutthroughawood,dwindledtoablue-greenbluragainstaskybankedwithstillwhiteslopesofcloud.

           Inthecourt,half-waybetweenhouseanddrive,aladystood.Sheheldaparasolaboveherhead,andlookednowatthehouse-front,withitsdoubleflightofstepsmeetingbeforeaglazeddoorundersculpturedtrophies,nowdownthedrivetowardthegrassycuttingthroughthewood.Herairwaslessofexpectancythanofcontemplation:sheseemednotsomuchtobewatchingforanyone,orlisteningforanapproachingsound,aslettingthewholeaspectoftheplacesinkintoherwhilesheheldherselfopentoitsinfluence.Yetitwasnolessapparentthatthescenewasnotnewtoher.Therewasnoeagernessofinvestigationinhersurvey:sheseemedrathertobelookingaboutherwitheyestowhich,forsomeintimateinwardreason,detailslongsincefamiliarhadsuddenlyacquiredanunwontedfreshness.

           ThiswasinfacttheexactsensationofwhichMrs.Leathwasconsciousasshecameforthfromthehouseanddescendedintothesunlitcourt.

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