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Chapter 23

           "Welcomebacktoyouroldhome,mySibyl!"Isaidtoherinalowvoicetenderly,atwhichwordsshepaused,lookingupattheredgablesofthehousewithsuchwistfulaffectionasfilledhereyeswithsomethingliketears.Sheleftherhandinmine,andallowedmetoleadhertowardsthesilken-draped,flower-deckedporch,whereLuciowaited,smilingandassheadvanced,twotinypagesinpurewhiteandsilverglidedsuddenlyoutofsomeunseenhiding-place,andemptiedtwobasketsofpinkandwhiterose-leavesatherfeet,thusstrewingafragrantpathwayforherintothehouse.Theyvanishedascompletelyandswiftlyastheyhadappearedsomeoftheguestsutteredmurmursofadmiration,whileSibylgazedabouther,blushingwithsurpriseandpleasure.

           "Howcharmingofyou,Geoffrey!"shesaid,"Whatapoetyouaretodevisesoprettyagreeting!"

           "IwishIdeservedyourpraise!"Ianswered,smilingather"ButthepoetinquestionisPrinceRimânezheisthemasterandrulerofto-day’srevels."

           Againtherichcolourflushedhercheeks,andshegaveLucioherhand.HebowedoveritincourtlyfashionbutdidnotkissitashehadkissedthehandofMavisClare.Wepassedintothehouse,throughthedrawing-room,andoutagainintothegardens,LordEltonbeingloudinhispraiseoftheartisticmannerinwhichhisformerdwellinghadbeenimprovedandembellished.Soonthelawnwassprinkledwithgailyattiredgroupsofpeopleandmydutiesashostbeganinhardearnest.

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