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Doubts and uncertaIDtles uncertainties uncertaIDtlesnclshed uncertaintiesnnlohed uncertaintiesnclshed nclshed nnlohed while she lay there there'againstilliearL thereagainstilliearL 'agilinst agilinst ' against againsti i ! ! beart . . He Be thought of taking ta1.lng ta1lng . her herElIfOPe herEurope herto Europe ElIfOPe . . . 'Ihey Ihey They I ' hey would "ould ould " revisit the thertnn&e thedllsge thelUtece rtnn&e rtnne dllsge & In tn southern France . . There Thererlh , f"Th fTh " 1h this younger Barbara Bubara , , he wouldthe wouldthe would 3 the romance he had missed She Sher Sherid SheWed r rid him hlm , heas he \ was \\as as sure of that . . She Sheed Shedenied SheWffltd denied ed content to lie llC against his his11l histut hislart 11l tut , . "Darling Darling 'D2rllng D2rllng " . ' rllng , " he said huskily hus1.Uy hus1Uy . ' You are areer are'er arela'er arelaer -er er 'er - ' to me than anything In the theorld theorl therorld orld orl . & " orldI -I I 'I t - ' ! love lore you , Uncle Stephen , " she said saidIb saidfrub saidnth frub Ib a soft oft little quivering qulverln sl sighStephen sigh sighStephen h hstephen Ita Itd Stephen did not hear the sigh slgb It a d not seem Eeem odd to him that she sheailed lipsttft lipsi lipswere Ued lied sheUed shelied him ' Uncle Stephen " His lips i were silky"3 silky3 silhyd silkyd e against her hair h'1ir h1ir ' , soft and silhy silky " d dInUy faintly scented |