darted away into the leaden heat of the December
morning, like an arrow from its bow, her head bent, her arms close to
her sides, fleet-footed as a spaniel: Pin was faced by the swift and
rhythmic upturning of her heels. There were not many people abroad at
this early hour, but the few there were, stood still and looked in
amazement after the half-grown girl in white, whose thick black plait
of hair sawed up and down as she ran; and a man with mop and bucket,
who was washing statues, stopped his work and whistled, and winked at
Pin as she passed.

Cross and confused Pin trudged after her sister, Laura's hat and gloves
in one hand, the leather bag in the other.

Right down the central avenue ran Laura, growing smaller and smaller in
the distance, the area of her movements decreasing as she ran, till she
appeared to be almost motionless, and not much larger than a figure in
the background of a picture. Then came a sudden bend in the long,
straight path. She shot round it, and was lost to sight.

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