"
'We then went into the house. Our talk during our ramble in the
fields seemed to remove effectually all awkwardness and restraint
between us.
X
'That day,' said Winnie, 'a determination which had been caused by
many a reflection during the last few hours induced me at dinner to
lead the conversation to the subject of pictures and models. In a few
minutes Mr. D'Arcy launched out in an eloquent discourse upon a
subject which was so new to me and so familiar to him.
'"You were saying this morning, Mr. D'Arcy," I urged me to tell her
what had befallen myself since we had parted at the cottage door at
Raxton. Even had it been possible for me to talk about myself without
touching upon some dangerous incident or another, my impatience to
get at the mystery of mysteries in connection with her and her rescue
from Primrose Court was so great that I could only implore her to
tell me what had occurred down to her leaving Hurstcote Manor, and
also what had been the cause of her leaving.
'Well,' said Winnie, 'I am now going to tell you of an extraordinary
thing that happened.
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