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"Hark! Ear to the ground! My atavistic and wilder instincts warn me that somebody is coming!" "Boots and Drina," said Selwyn; and he hailed them as they came into view above.

Then he sprang to his feet, calling out: "And Gerald, too! Hello, old fellow! This is perfectly fine! When did you arrive ?" "Oh, Gerald!" cried Eileen, both hands outstretched--"it's splendid of you to come! Dear fellow! have you seen Nina and Austin?
And were they not delighted?
And you've come to stay, haven't you?
There, I won't begin to urge you.

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