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“Iunderstand，“shesaid，“thatyouhavesomeparticularreasonfornotwishingMr。HameltoleaveSt。David’sHall。“
Hesmiledbenignly。
“Youdomyhospitableimpulsesfulljustice，dearEsther，“hedeclared。“SometimesIthinkthatyouunderstandmealmostaswellasyourdearmother。If，byanychance，Mr。HamelshouldchangehismindastotakinguphisresidenceattheTower，Ithinkyouwouldnotfindmeinanysenseofthewordanobdurateorexactingguardian。Comealong，Mr。Hamel。Thatseatoppositetousisquitecomfortable。Yousee，Iresignmyselftotheinevitable。Ihavecometofetchgolfershometoluncheon，andIcomposemyselftolisten。Whichofyouwillbegintheepicofmissedputtsandbrasseyshotswhichfailedbyafoottocarry？“
Hamelsataloneupontheterrace，hisafternooncoffeeonasmalltableinfrontofhim。HiseyeswerefixeduponablackspeckattheendofthelevelroadwaywhichledtotheTower。Onlyafewminutesbefore，Mr。Fentolin，inhislittlecarriage，badshotoutfromthepassagebeneaththeterrace，onhiswaytotheTower。
BehindhimcameMeekins，bendingoverhisbicycle。Hamelwatchedthembothwiththoughtfuleyes。Therewereseverallittleincidentsinconnectionwiththeirexpeditionwhichhescarcelyunderstood。
Thentherecameatlastthesoundforwhichhehadbeenlistening，therustleofaskirtalongtheterracedway。Hamelturnedquicklyaround，halfrisingtohisfeet，andconcealinghisdisappointmentwithdifficulty。ItwasMrs。SeymourFentolinwhostoodthere，alittledogundereacharm；alargehat，gaywithflowers，uponherhead。Sheworepatentshoeswithhighheels，andwhitesilkstockings。Shehad，indeed，theairofbeingdressedforluncheonatafashionablerestaurant。Asshestoopedtosetthedogsdown，astrongwaftofperfumewasshakenfromherclothes。
“Areyouentirelydeserted，Mr。Hamel？“sheasked。
“Iam，“hereplied。“MissEstherwent，Ithink，tolookforyou。
Myhost，“headded，pointingtotheblackspeckinthedistance，“beggedmetodefermyoccupationoftheTowerforanhourorso，andhasgonedowntheretocollectsomeofhistrifles。“
Hereyesfollowedhisoutstretchedhand。Sheseemedtohimtoshiverforamoment。
“Youreallymean，then，thatyouaregoingtoleaveus？“sheasked，acceptingthechairwhichhehaddrawnupclosetohis。
Hesmiled。
“Well，IscarcelycameonavisittoSt。David’sHall，didI？“heremindedher。“IthasbeendelightfullyhospitableofMr。Fentolintohaveinsisteduponmystayingonhereforthesefewdays，butI
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