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Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo

CHAPTER I
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That, however, was the affair of an instant only.

He was used to shocks and he survived this one.

He moved a little on one side from his prominent place in the centre of the wide-flung doorway.
He stood by one of the divans and watched.
She was tall and fair and slight.

She wore a high-necked gown of shimmering grey, a black hat, under which her many coils of hair shone like gold, and a necklace of pearls around her throat, pearls on which his eyes had rested with a curious expression.

She played, unlike many of her neighbours, with restraint, yet with interest, almost enthusiasm.
There was none of the strain of the gambler about her smooth, beautiful face.


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