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Out of her sphere - University Library

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OUT OF HER SriIERE.<br />

the wall,—not an uncomfortable one for a<br />

time,—and <strong>her</strong>e Mrs. Thornton placed <strong>her</strong>-<br />

self to await Audley Dale.<br />

She had <strong>her</strong> hair to arrange, which the<br />

sea breeze had slightly ruffled, and <strong>her</strong> hat<br />

to place yet more becomingly on <strong>her</strong> head ;<br />

<strong>her</strong> dress to adjust, and <strong>her</strong> gloves to<br />

draw on still more tightly, so that not<br />

the slightest crease should be visible in<br />

their surfaces. All this took time, so that<br />

it was at least a quarter <strong>of</strong> an hour before<br />

it occurred to <strong>her</strong> that it was time Audley<br />

made his appearance, and she began to look<br />

out for him.<br />

Ten minutes more went by, and she<br />

was growing impatient. " He ought not<br />

to keep me waiting like this ; it's hardly<br />

civil," she said with a httle irritation.<br />

*' If I were not so tired, I think I'd go<br />

back at once. Something may have kept<br />

him though," she added, <strong>her</strong> usual good<br />

temper asserting itself; "but this is a

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