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The Younger Set

CHAPTER IX
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"You frightened me, Captain Selwyn.

I am not easily frightened." "I know it." "Did you know I was frightened ?" "Of course I did." "Oh," she said, vexed, "how could you know it?
I didn't do anything silly, did I ?" "No; you very sensibly called me Philip.

That's how I knew you were frightened." A slow bright colour stained face and neck.
"So I was silly, after all," she said, biting at her under lip and trying to meet his humorous gray eyes with unconcern.

But her face was burning now, and, aware of it, she turned her gaze resolutely on the sea.

Also, to her further annoyance, her heart awoke, beating unwarrantably, absurdly, until the dreadful idea seized her that he could hear it.


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