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The Moon out of Reach

CHAPTER XXVII
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He looked dog-tired, and his eyes were sunken as though sleep had not visited them recently.

At the sight of her a momentary expression of what seemed to be unutterable relief flashed across his face, then vanished, leaving him with bent brows and his under-jaw thrust out a little.
"Roger!" repeated Nan in astonishment.
"Yes," he replied gruffly.

"Are you surprised to see me ?" "Certainly I am.

Why have you come?
Why have you followed me here ?" "I've come to take you back," he said arrogantly.
Her spirit rose in instant revolt.
"You might have saved yourself the trouble," she flashed back angrily.
"I'm not coming.

I'll return when I've finished my visit to Penelope." "You'll come back with me now--to-night," he replied doggedly.


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