he scattered pages before her, brave
eyes of blue and brown, looking wonderingly into hers.

"Writing a book, mother? About the spies? And the lemon-juice? Oh,
mother, what will the English say?"

And the accents falling on her ear are in the expressive sweetness of
the South African Dutch, in its most cultured form.

* * * * *

Hansie ought to be a happy woman. None of the joys of life have been
withheld from her, and yet--and yet----

_Printed by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury._

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