OF THE SPEAR 

 staring out at the sunlit scene ; then 

 she turned suddenly to her mother, 

 and with unwonted vehemence ex- 

 claimed, " I've been a fool. I can- 

 not help it. I have let myself fall in 

 love. I never thought about it I 



never foresaw it. And now " she 



paused, looking out again across the 

 sea of yellow grass. 



Her mother had laid aside her pen 

 and taken off her glasses, scarcely 

 surprised, but beaming, anxious to 

 hear more. "Well, my dear, and 

 why not ? I have long seen how he 

 admires you. And as for not leaving 

 India that would be about the first 

 thing you would do. He has told 

 me how he wants to retire from the 

 army as soon as he can get a good 

 excuse to go and live in his own 

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