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shall be too late for rehearsal, and Sir George will be there; he intends giving the gayest suppers after the play; I shall take care that you are asked;" and, without waiting for a reply, or bidding further farewell, she left the room so suddenly, that Walter had no time to have prevented her departure, even if he had wished it.
The sound of the door, as it closed after her, sank heavily upon his heart; let her faults be what they might, she was the only human being who cared for him.
