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And she _convinced_ Miss Dix, who, in turn, convinced the Surgeon General.
And, in consequence, I can now take my little girl away from here on furlough, thank God!--and thanks to Ailsa Paige, who lied like a martyr in her behalf.

And that's what I came here to tell you." He drew a long, shuddering breath, his hand relaxed on Berkley's shoulder, and fell away.
"I don't know to-day what Ailsa Paige believes; but I know what she did for the sake of a young girl.