Ellery rose and bowed ceremoniously to the piano.

"Vera, will you and Mrs. Norris favor me with Schubert's Serenade,

while I sit on Mrs. Percival?" he asked. "I am ragingly hungry, but

perhaps the Serenade will keep me harmless and quiet for a little."

He sat and listened and looked into the warm deep heart of the friendly

fire. Dreams and hopes came back to him, as things once seen through a

glass darkly, but now face to face. Without turning, he was conscious of

Madeline, across the room, filling life with music.

When a small maid, as new as the books, appeared to announce dinner, he

looked up startled.

"Shall we go?" asked Madeline, rising.

"To our own private particular family communion-table," he answered,

drawing her arm through his.



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