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crowd of men, women, and

children following in its wake. Betty Steel turned from

the window with a laugh.

 

“It reminds one of a political demonstration.”

 

Madge Ellison had picked up the letter that the wife

had left forgotten on the floor.

 

“Shall I shut the window, Betty?”

 

“No, it amuses me; cela va sans dire.”

 

The men at the ropes had trundled the carriage down

Lombard Street, and brought to before the great house

opposite the cypress-trees in Porteus Carmagee’s garden.

They were very hot and very happy, these Roxton workers, with Mr. William Bains, a stentorian choragus to

the crew. A child threw a bunch of flowers into Catherine’s lap.

 

“Hooray! three cheers for the doctor!”

 

“Hooray! hooray! hooray!”

 

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