The Craze of Christina — page 103: what you’re looking at

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The Craze of Christina. 99 every where, trusting to be overlooked in the crowd. Tell Docker to find out who she is; I don’t suppose she has the faintest right to be here. I wouldn’t speak to her myself, if I were you.” But for once Clifford a his fair monitor’s advice. ‘*Oh, I know quite well who sheis,’’ he replied; “she has a perfect right to be here, because I invited her to come.’’ And leaving the discon- certed Nora to her own devices he shouldered his way quickly through the throng. Nothing could have been more astonishing to Chris than her reception at Clifford’s party. To see the master of the house coming forward with outstretched hand to welcome her, almost took away her breath. She could scarcely be- lieve her eyes that he actually recognized her, for he had only seen her once, and that through a window over a muslin blind; and yet he seemed to know her perfectly. ‘“‘ITam so very glad to see you,’ he said, and his shining eyes betrayed the absolute sincerity of the words. ‘I have come to make Miss Ashley’s apolo- gies,’ said Chris, beginning to rehearse the ~ speech of which she had composed every word by the way; but though she spoke it quite cor- CORMIE IOOKSHEO)