Kilmeny of the Orchard

think I did or said anything to frighten or vex her. I have no idea who she was. Do you know? ”

Mrs. Williamson did not make an im- mediate reply. She laid down her knit- ting and gazed out of the window as if pondering seriously some question in her own mind. Finally she said, with an in- tonation of keen interest in her voice,

“ I suppose it must have been Kilmeny Gordon, Master.”

“ Kilmeny Gordon? Do you mean the niece of Thomas Gordon of whom your husband spoke? ”

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“ I can hardly believe that the girl I saw can be a member of Thomas Gordon’s family.”

“ Well, if it wasn’t Kilmeny Gordon I don’t know who it could have been. There is no other house near that orchard and I’ve heard she plays the violin. If it was Kilmeny you’ve seen what very few peo- ple in Lindsay have ever seen, Master.

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