Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 241: what you’re looking at

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Mrs. Stewart came hurrying out upon the veranda just at that moment, and prevented the scathing re- ply that arose to Percy’s lips. “Dr. Morton,” she said, “Il have just learned from Miss Gay that you are to leave tor Paris to morrow, to be absent several weeks and I have hastened to conter with you, remembering that you havea bill against me for surgery. “Oh, no, madam, ny bill was against Miss Gay, and—that is all settled,” Percy replied, bowing to her, but flushing slightly. “How is that?’ returned Mrs. Stewart; “did Miss Gay settle with you?’ “Yes; but it was not a very heavy bill,” he re- sponded, siniling, as he remembered how it had been settled. | When he Was taking leave of Hazel a little while before, he had playfully remarked, as he took both her hands in his: “Hazel, l have an account against you for mending a eee bone; are you going to pay we before IL ro Qs , She looked up at him with laughing eyes, for she knew he was jesting. MP iy much is your bill, Percy?’ she asked, lightly. *It can be canceled with a kiss, dear,” he said, drawing her gently toward him and gazing tondly down uponher. ‘It has been a long, long time since you have bestowed a voluntary Caress upon me, Hazel; give me just one for good-by, and we will call the account square.” She eo het lips oA kone pine ate but a burn- ing blush swept up to her brow aud bere Lsbyly before his ag she Tid SO. Pied CORREA