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Edith suddenly let fall her face, as if it had been stung, <strong>and</strong> while she<br />

pressed her h<strong>and</strong>s upon it, a terrible tremble crept over her whole frame. It<br />

was quickly gone; <strong>and</strong> with her usual step, she passed out of the room.<br />

The maid who should have been a skeleton, then reappeared, <strong>and</strong> giving one<br />

arm to her mistress, who appeared to have taken off her manner with her<br />

charms, <strong>and</strong> to have put on paralysis with her flannel gown, collected the<br />

ashes of Cleopatra, <strong>and</strong> carried them away in the other, ready for tomorrow's<br />

revivification.<br />

<strong>CHAPTER</strong> XXVIII<br />

Alterations<br />

'SO the day has come at length, Susan,' said Florence to the excellent<br />

Nipper, 'when we are going back to our quiet home!'<br />

Susan drew in her breath with an amount of expression not easily described,<br />

<strong>and</strong> further relieving her feelings with a smart cough, answered, 'Very quiet<br />

indeed, Miss Floy, no doubt. Excessive so.'<br />

'When I was a child,' said Florence, thoughtfully, <strong>and</strong> after musing for some<br />

moments, 'did you ever see that gentleman who has taken the trouble to ride<br />

down here to speak to me, now three times--three times, I think, Susan?'<br />

'Three times, Miss,' returned the Nipper. 'Once when you was out a walking<br />

with them Sket--'

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