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Entirely unembarrassed, conscious of that atmosphere of serenity which

always was present when such visitors arrived, the girl sat looking at

what her eyes told her she perceived, a slight and friendly smile

curving her lips in silent response.

Presently she became aware that Hafiz, too, saw the visitor, and was

watching him. But this fact she had noticed before, and it did not

surprise her.

And that was all there was to the incident. He rose, walked to the

window, stood there. And after a little while he was not there. That

ended it. And Hafiz went to sleep again.