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She trailed the reins and turned away at once to find her father.

The girl was disappointed in him. He had, in effect, lied to her.

That was bad enough; but she felt that his lie had concealed

something, how much she scarce dared say. Her tangled thoughts

were in chaos. One moment she was ready to believe the worst; the

next, it was impossible to conceive such a man so vile a spy as

to reward hospitality with treachery.