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In a few months he will
be going out--he will be saying good-bye to you all.'
'And then?'
'Is this a time to make him unhappy--to send him out with something
on his mind?--something that might even--'
'Well, go on!'
'Might even make him wish'--her voice dropped--'not to come back.'
There was silence. Then the Squire violently threw down the pen he
was holding on the table beside him.
'Thank you, Miss Bremerton. That will do. I bid you good-night!'
Elizabeth did not wait to be told twice. She turned and fled down
the whole length of the library. The door at the further end closed
upon her.
'A masterful young woman!' said the Squire after a moment, drawing a
long breath. Then he took up the codicil, thrust it into a drawer of
his writing-table, lit a cigarette, and walked up and down smoking
it. After which he went to bed and slept remarkably well.
Elizabeth cried herself to sleep. No comforting sprite whispered to
her that she had won the first round in an arduous campaign. On the
contrary, she fully expected dismissal on the morrow.


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