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"Oh, that's so," acquiesced Patricia. "I suppose you do have to be there for that private view of the panels." "I have, and to Mrs. Dallas, who declines to sanction our engagement. She wants Isabella to marry David, and said--" "Sleeping in the library. I saw that all was safe about midnight, and then sat down over a book and fell asleep. I woke somewhere about three--".
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