But she rose and dressed in better spirits . It had been hardest to lie there and do nothing . Now the day was before her and something pleasant might happen . Spencer might come back in the evening . She would be doubly nice to him to make up . Mrs. Bowes looked sharply at her niece 's dull eyes and pale cheeks at the breakfast table . She had her own thoughts of things . She was a large , handsome woman with a rather harsh face . `` Did you go upstairs last night and leave Spencer Morgan with Miss LeMar ? '' she asked bluntly . `` Yes , '' muttered Estella . `` Did you have a quarrel with him ? '' `` No . '' `` What made you act so queer ? '' `` I could n't help it , '' faltered the girl . The food she was eating seemed to choke her . She wished she were a hundred miles away from everyone she ever knew . Mrs. Bowes gave a grunt of dissatisfaction . `` Well , I think it is a pretty queer piece of business . But if you are satisfied , it is n't anyone else 's concern , I suppose .
He stayed XXXXX her till ten o'clock and when he left she did everything but kiss him -- and she asked him to come back too .
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