The man nodded and then motioned for the girl to take her place beside him. Best ways be he said. She moved forward, when the matron laid a hand upon her shoulder and, stoop ing, kissed her cheek. She did it with some solemnity, and with the air of a potentate con descending to one of the humblest of subjects. The girl's eyes filled with tears at the unexpected action.

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