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Beauchamp’s Career

CHAPTER XII
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Mention of Nevil revived her feeling of hostility.
We had seen a gentleman standing near and listening attentively,' Miss Denham resumed, 'and when Dr.Shrapnel concluded a card was handed to him.

He read it and gave it to me, and said, "You know that name." It was a name we had often talked about during the war.
He went to Captain Beauchamp and shook his hand.

He does not pay many compliments, and he does not like to receive them, but it was impossible for him not to be moved by Captain Beauchamp's warmth in thanking him for the words he had spoken.

I saw that Dr.Shrapnel became interested in Captain Beauchamp the longer they conversed.

We walked home together.
Captain Beauchamp supped with us.


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