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Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl by Horace W. C. (Horace Wykeham Can) Newte
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"Eh!"

"I've never been in a motor before."

"What?"

"I really haven't. Don't talk: I want to enjoy it."

Seeing that the girl was disinclined for speech, he increased the
pace. Mavis was quite disappointed at the short time it took to
reach the station. They got out, when Mavis learned that she had
twenty minutes to wait. She was sorry, as she disliked the ardent
way in which Lowther looked at her. She answered his remarks in
monosyllables.

"I'm afraid you're no end angry with me," he said presently.

"Why?" she said coldly.

"Because I punished Jill for disobedience."

"It was cruel of you."

"I made sure she was worrying you."

"Indeed!"

"But it was almost worth while to upset you, you looked so fine when
you were angry."

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