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could see that she was insanely happy. She got up and knelt
down by Philip’s side, taking his hands.
‘You are a brick, Philip. You’re the best fellow I’ve ever
known. Won’t you be angry with me afterwards?’
He shook his head, smiling, but with what agony in his
heart!
‘May I go and tell Harry now? And can I say to him that
you don’t mind? He won’t consent unless you promise it
doesn’t matter. Oh, you don’t know how I love him! And
afterwards I’ll do anything you like. I’ll come over to Paris
with you or anywhere on Monday.’
She got up and put on her hat.
‘Where are you going?’
‘I’m going to ask him if he’ll take me.’
‘Already?’
‘D’you want me to stay? I’ll stay if you like.’
She sat down, but he gave a little laugh.
‘No, it doesn’t matter, you’d better go at once. There’s only
one thing: I can’t bear to see Griffiths just now, it would
hurt me too awfully. Say I have no ill-feeling towards him or
anything like that, but ask him to keep out of my way.’
‘All right.’ She sprang up and put on her gloves. ‘I’ll let
you know what he says.’
‘You’d better dine with me tonight.’
‘Very well.’
She put up her face for him to kiss her, and when he
pressed his lips to hers she threw her arms round his neck.
‘You are a darling, Philip.’
She sent him a note a couple of hours later to say that

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