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The Freelands

CHAPTER III
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What's to be done for us ?" She slid her hand through his arm again.
"Don't laugh at me!" "Heaven forbid! I meant it.

You're finding out much quicker than I.It's all folk-music to you still; to me Strauss and the rest of the tired stuff.

The variations my mind spins--wouldn't I just swap them for the tunes your mind is making ?" "I don't seem making tunes at all.

I don't seem to have anything to make them of.

Take me down to see 'the Tods,' Dad!" Why not?
And yet--! Just as in this spring night Felix felt so much, so very much, lying out there behind the still and moony dark, such marvellous holding of breath and waiting sentiency, so behind this innocent petition, he could not help the feeling of a lurking fatefulness.


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