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The Queen’s Cup

CHAPTER 9
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"Now, shall we go out on the balcony, or on the lawn ?" "The lawn, I think.

It is a lovely evening, and there is no fear of catching cold.
"I am afraid that you are very disappointed," she went on, as they went out.

"I am disappointed, too.

I told you I wanted the best yacht to win, and it has not done so." "Thank you," he replied, quietly.

"I should have liked to have won, just this once, but all along I felt that the chances were against me, and that fortune would play me some trick or other." "It was not fortune.


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