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The Admirable Tinker

CHAPTER TWELVE
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The diplomacy of your country will be newer than ever.

But don't be too sure that a woman can't forge her face." "There'd be a precious lot of forgery, if they could forge faces like Dorothy's," said Tinker with conviction.
"You seem a perfect well of truth to-day," said Sir Tancred.
They were silent a while, gazing idly over the sea; then Tinker said, "I'm beginning to think that Dorothy is rather mysterious, don't you know.

She gets very few letters, but lots of cablegrams, from America.
She has lots of money, too, and she spends it.

Sometimes I have to talk to her seriously about being extravagant." "You do?
What does she say ?" "Oh, she laughs.

That's what makes me think she's only a governess for fun.


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