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XILIGHT SHONE IN THE windows of the bungalow. Two square patches of gold fell upon the pinks and the peaked marigolds. Florrie, the cat, came out on to the veranda, and sat on the top step, her white paws close together, her tail curled round. She looked content, as though she had been waiting for this moment all day. "Thank goodness, it's getting late," said Florrie. "Thank goodness, the long day is over." Her greengage eyes opened. Presently there sounded the rumble of the coach, the c***k of Kelly's whip. It came near enough for one to hear the voices of the men from town, talking loudly together. It stopped at the Burnells' gate. Stanley was half-way up the path before he saw Linda. "Is that you, darling?" "Yes, Stanley." He leapt across the flower-bed and seized her in his arms.