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"I shall pretend that," she said; "and it will be a great comfort."
The fellows laughed; but he felt that they were a little afraid.
He had left the classroom in disdain that was not wholly sincere, feeling that perhaps the secret of her race lay behind those dark eyes upon which her long lashes flung a quick shadow.
Having heard that he would do this on the morrow, I thought it only right to warn you, for I am a just man.
