[Jeanne of the Marshes by E. Phillips Oppenheim]@TWC D-Link bookJeanne of the Marshes CHAPTER XII 11/17
"It is all the time in my mind that I have met him somewhere.
I am sure that he is one of us." "I believe that he lives in London," Andrew answered, "and his name is Berners, Mr.Richard Berners." "I do not seem to remember the name," the Princess remarked, "but the man's face worries me.
What a delightful looking tea-tray! Mr.Andrew, you must really sit down with us.
We ought to apologize for taking you by storm like this, and I have not thanked you yet for being so kind to my daughter." Andrew stepped back toward the cottage with a firm refusal upon his lips, but Jeanne's hand suddenly rested upon the arm of his coarse blue jersey. "If you please, Mr.Andrew," she begged, "I want you to sit by me and tell me how you came to live in so strange a place.
Do you really not mind the solitude ?" Andrew looked down at her for a moment without answering.
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