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I then hastened and prepared tea . Presently Isopel rejoined me , bringing her stool ; she had divested herself of her bonnet , and her hair fell over her shoulders ; she sat down , and I poured out the beverage , handing her a cup . ` Have you made a long journey to-night ? ' said I. ` A very long one , ' replied Belle , ` I have come nearly twenty miles since six o'clock . ' ` I believe I heard you coming in my sleep , ' said I ; ` did the dogs above bark at you ? ' ` Yes , ' said Isopel , ` very violently ; did you think of me in your sleep ? ' ` No , ' said I , ` I was thinking of Ursula and something she had told me . '