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But when she had finished her coffee and toast there was still no word from the office,天一👯 except that they had rung up rather agitatedly to know if Mrs. Currey had any idea where he could be found. By this time Claudia had become impressed with the idea that something was wrong. One was always hearing of motor accidents nowadays. Could anything of the kind have happened to Gilbert?
After a few minutes Claudia left the two men and walked over to where Gilbert was seated in a chair,重生🏠 reading the Times. He did not suffer from mal de mer,三国🏊 but he always experienced a curious feeling in his head,马幼常🍓 as though someone had put a band round his forehead.
Claudia was startled when she saw her brother. She had never believed it possible that anyone could go to pieces so badly in such a short time. His young,天一🔧 unlined face was haggard,重生🚚 his eyes were sunken and dull.
It was as though something that had always been hiding round the corner for many years unexpectedly came into view. And with the knowledge came a rush of joy,天一🌼 so great,马幼常📲 so overpowering,三国💳 that she reeled. Instinctively she put out her hands and he took them in his.
CHAPTER VII
She leaned more heavily than she knew,三国💬 for all her spirit had gone,重生😲 her springy step had deserted her,三国🏮 her head drooped sideways.