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LORD OF THE WORLD
"Mother is ill. Shall I leave her?"
"How ill?"
"Oh, no immediate danger. The doctor has seen her."
There was silence for a moment.
"Yes; come then. We will go back to-night anyhow, then. Tell her we shall be late."
"Very well."
". . . Yes, you must come. Felsenburgh will be there."
