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And now, somehow, their eyes met for a moment, and they laughed frankly, and the awkwardness was gone. "Kathleen," said Mr. Woods, with conviction, "you're a dear." "You broke my heart," said she, demurely, "but I'm going to forgive you." Mrs. Saumarez was not striving to be clever now. AND NOW SOMEHOW THEIR EYES MET FOR A MOMENT AND THEY LAUGHED FRANKLY AND THE AWKWARDNESS WAS GONE KATHLEEN SAID MISTER WOODS WITH CONVICTION YOU'RE A DEAR YOU BROKE MY HEART SAID SHE DEMURELY BUT I'M GOING TO FORGIVE YOU MISSUS SOMBRAEZ WAS NOT STRIVING TO BE CLEVER NOW
footed it with Billy Woods in his pacings through the amber-chequered gardens. Actaeon-like, he surprised the world at its toilet, and its fleeting grace somewhat fortified his spirits. But his thoughts pestered him like gnats. The things he said to the roses it is not necessary to set down. XV After a vituperative half-hour or so Mr. Woods was hungry. He came back toward Selwoode; and upon the terrace in front of the house he found Kathleen Saumarez. During the warm weather, one corner of the terrace had been converted, by means of gay red-and-white awnings, into a sort of living-room. There were chairs, tables, sofa-cushions, bowls of roses, and any number of bright-coloured rugs. Altogether, it was a cosy place, and the glowing hues of its furnishings were very becoming to Mrs. Saumarez, who sat there writing industriously. It was a thought embarrassing. They had avoided one another yesterday--rather obviously--both striving to put off a necessarily awkward meeting. Now it had come.  CHAPTER FIFTEEN OF THE EAGLE'S SHADOW BY JAMES BRANCH CABELLE THE SLIPPER OF OX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN ORIGINALLY RECORDED BY JOHN M WILSON FOR BUREAU FORTY TWO DONATED TO LIMPER BOX WITH HIS EXPRESS PERMISSION FIFTEEN AFTER A VITUPERATIVE HALF HOUR OR SO MISTER WOODS WAS HUNGRY HE CAME BACK TOWARDS CELLWOOD AND UPON THE TERRACE IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE HE FOUND KATHLEEN'S SAMOREZ DURING THE WARM WEATHER ONE CORNER OF THE TERRACE HAD BEEN CONVERTED BY MEANS OF GAY RED AND WHITE AWNINGS INTO A SORT OF LIVING ROOM THERE WERE CHAIRS TABLES SOFA CUSHIONS BOWLS OF ROSES AND ANY NUMBER OF BRIGHT COLOURED RUGS ALTOGETHER WAS A COSY PLACE AND THE GLOWING HUES OF ITS FURNISHINGS WERE VERY BECOMING TO MISSUS SOMMEREZ WHO SAT THERE WRITING INDUSTRIOUSLY IT WAS A THOUGHT EMBARRASSING THEY HAD AVOIDED ONE ANOTHER YESTERDAY RATHER OBVIOUSLY BOTH STRIVING TO PUT OFF A NECESSARY AWKWARD MEETING NOW IT HAD COME
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