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the clear blue eyes that flashed upon him for a moment, lay
a hint of future sadness, in which, in some strange way, he
himself was to bear part. He stared after her figure until it
disappeared; and long after the dainty presence of the young
bride—trimly booted, tight-waisted, and neatly-gloved—
had faded, with all its sunshine of gaiety and health, from
out of his mental vision, he still saw those blue eyes and that
cloud of golden hair.