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The servant opened the door of the drawing-room, which, although the sun had set, was far from dark. The time was summer, and the air was so clear that darkness seemed impossible.
"I will light a lamp, and then I will tell Miss Castlemaine that you are here," she said.
"No, no," said Leicester, almost eagerly; "do not trouble about a lamp. It