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‘And that appeals to you as a practical reason for not asking him?’ Mrs. Gird asked curiously.

‘I don’t know,’ said Geoffrey ; ‘but it’s why I couldn’t.’

He looked so apologetic in his disability that Mrs. Gird conceded the point witha laugh. ‘Young man,’ she said, ‘I doubt if you would be so scrupulous about your sweetheart’s kisses.’

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