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The Crown of Life

CHAPTER XVI
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A voice she recognised bade her enter.

She found herself in a bare-floored room, furnished with a table, a chair or two, and a divan, on the walls a strange exhibition of designs in glaring colours which seemed to be studies for street posters.

At the table, bending over a drawing-board, sat Olga Hannaford, her careless costume and the disorder of her hair suggesting that she had only just got up.

She recognised her visitor with some embarrassment.
"Irene--I am so glad--I really am ashamed--we keep such hours here--please don't mind!" "Not I, indeed! What is there to mind?
I spoke to someone downstairs who gave me a message for you.

I was to say that Tomkins was huffy.


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