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"Gertrude I am going to sail to-morrow".

Of course I was flabergasted  Then followed a little scene between him & Mama

[[underlined]] Mama [[/underlined]] "Cornelius come & kiss me" as he was leaving the room

[[underlined]] C. [[/underlined]] Well, you need'nt be so pleased.  I've told Papa.
Vanish C.V.jr.

Papa put his head in the door the next minute & said to Mama:

"Will you come in here a moment I want to speak to you"  And I was left
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with my untouched breakfast.  No one had eaten anything that morning.

That night when I came in for dinner papa said
"Did Nielie tell you anything?" And though he would not say another word when I said "no" I [[underlined]] knew [[/underlined]] now.

When I went up to Mama I told her what I was sure of and then it all came out.  Yes I was right.  [[underlined]] He [[/underlined]] said he was engaged to her.  The family of course would not hear