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THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER
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stake my soul upon it that the girl—I told you about—was the original of that picture! When I look at your daughter Edith I can see the likeness."
The Colonel's head was buried in his hands. His exclamation sounded like a sob.
"My God!" he murmured.
Then there was silence. Only the nightingale went on with his song.
