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The Captives

CHAPTER III
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There's a little Australian wine that my sister keeps in the house for accidents.

I liked it myself when I had it once for severe neuralgia." She suddenly, with a half-nervous, half-desperate gesture, put out her hand and took Maggie's.

Her hand was soft like blanc-mange; it had apparently no bones in it.
Maggie was touched and grateful.

She liked this little shy, frightened woman.

She would do anything to please her.
"Don't think," she said eagerly, "that I've ever fainted like that before.


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