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The Ambassadors

BOOK Ninth
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Our young man's people had seen her; one of his sisters, a charming woman--we know all about them--had observed her somewhere with me.

She had spoken to her brother--turned him on; and we were again observed, poor Jeanne and I, without our in the least knowing it.

It was at the beginning of the winter; it went on for some time; it outlasted our absence; it began again on our return; and it luckily seems all right.

The young man had met Chad, and he got a friend to approach him--as having a decent interest in us.

Mr.Newsome looked well before he leaped; he kept beautifully quiet and satisfied himself fully; then only he spoke.


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