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she questioned, through the flood of her dissolving doubts; and "I give you my word it never was righter!" he laughed back at her, holding her close. SHE QUESTIONED THROUGH THE FLOOD OF HER DISSOLVING DOUBTS AND I GIVE YOU MY WORD IT WAS NEVER RIGHTER HE LAUGHED BACK AT HER HOLDING HER CLOSE
 He's lost his case?" There was a just perceptible delay in Boyne's reply. "The suit's been withdrawn -- that's all." But she persisted, as if to exonerate herself from the inward charge of being too easily put off. "Withdrawn because he saw he had no chance?" "Oh, he had no chance," Boyne answered. She was still struggling with a dimly felt perplexity at the back of her thoughts. "How long ago was it withdrawn?" He paused, as if with a slight return of his former uncertainty. "I've just had the news now; but I've been expecting it." "Just now -- in one of your letters?" "Yes; in one of my letters." She made no answer, and was aware only, after a short interval of waiting, that he had risen, and strolling across the room, had placed himself on the sofa at her side. She felt him, as he did so, pass an arm about her, she felt his hand seek hers and clasp it, and turning slowly, drawn by the warmth of his cheek, she met the smiling clearness of his eyes. "It's all right -- it's all right? ER OF THE SENTINEL SHE FELT A QUICK THRILL OF RELIEF YOU MEAN IT'S OVER HE'S LOST HIS CASE THERE WAS A JUST PERCEPTIBLE DELAY IN BOYNE'S REPLY THE SUIT'S BEEN WITHDRAWN THAT'S ALL BUT SHE PERSISTED AS IF TO EXONERATE HERSELF FROM THE INWARD CHARGE OF BEING TOO EASILY PUT OFF WITHDRAWN IT BECAUSE HE SAW HE HAD NO CHANCE OH HE HAD NO CHANCE BOYNE ANSWERED SHE WAS STILL STRUGGLING WITH A DIMLY FELT PERPLEXITY AT THE BACK OF HER THOUGHTS HOW LONG AGO WAS IT WITHDRAWN HE PAUSED AS IF WITH A SLIGHT RETURN TO HIS FORMER UNCERTAINTY I'VE JUST HAD THE NEWS NOW BUT I'VE BEEN EXPECTING IT JUST NOW IN ONE OF YOUR LETTERS YES IN ONE OF MY LETTERS SHE MADE NO ANSWER AND WAS AWARE ONLY AFTER A SHORT INTERVAL OF WAITING THAT HE HAD RISEN AND STROLLING ACROSS THE ROOM HAD PLACED HIMSELF ON THE SOFA AT HER SIDE SHE FELT HIM AS HE DID SO PASS AN ARM ABOUT HER SHE FELT HIS HAND SEEK HERS AND CLASP IT AND TURNING SLOWLY DRAWN BY THE WARMTH OF HIS CHEEK SHE MET HIS SMILING EYES IT'S ALL RIGHT IT'S ALL RIGHT
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