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the war with—Suez and Aden and Jeddah and all. You'll excuse me, miss, but may I ask him in for a few minutes while the other young lady sees if she can't find him a few flowers? There's a one or two here and there in the garden. These young ladies as keeps the shop is friends of mine, sir, and I know I may take the liberty to ask you in."
"May I come in?" the young man gravely asked Jane.
And Jane said, with as little ice in her voice as she could manage, because of Simmons glowing in the joy of re-union, "Certainly, come in by all means."
So here they were!
