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And again , watching Clayton 's handsome head above his newspaper , she reflected that Graham was all she had . Nevertheless , Delight received a lesson in driving from Graham , and that within two days . On Saturday afternoon , finding the mill getting on his nerves , Clayton suggested to Graham what might be the last golf of the autumn and Graham consented cheerfully enough . For one thing , the offices closed at noon , and Anna Klein had gone . He was playing a little game with Anna -- a light-hearted matter of a glance now and then caught and held , a touched hand , very casually done , and an admiring comment now and then on her work . And Anna was blossoming like a flower . She sat up late to make fresh white blouses for the office , and rose early to have abundance of time to dress .