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Out of her sphere - University Library

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300 OUT OF HER SPHERE.<br />

since <strong>her</strong> sojourn with <strong>her</strong> relatives, had,<br />

for the first time for years, experienced<br />

something Hke happiness. Looking round<br />

on the home-like room, on the beaming<br />

matron who presided over it, and remem-<br />

bering the success <strong>of</strong> the evening, Mr.<br />

Masters began to think it was very doubt-<br />

ful indeed, whet<strong>her</strong> she would give up all<br />

this to return to a husband, and that<br />

dull grey home overlooking the church-<br />

yard.<br />

Presently t<strong>her</strong>e was a rustling up the<br />

stairs, a fluttering outside, and Mrs. Thorn-<br />

ton entered, looking very bright even in<br />

<strong>her</strong> waterpro<strong>of</strong> and a black hat with a<br />

scarlet feat<strong>her</strong>. She had changed <strong>her</strong><br />

dress, but not washed <strong>of</strong>f all <strong>her</strong> rouge.<br />

T<strong>her</strong>e was enough left to enhance the<br />

brilliancy <strong>of</strong> <strong>her</strong> eyes. She went up smil-<br />

ing with hand extended to Mr. Thompson ;<br />

then, as he indicated his friend, prepared to<br />

curtsey with due dignity, and then, recog-

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