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`` Then I will stay here until one of them comes , '' said Kitty . `` You will do nothing of the kind . You will go to bed at once . It is ten o'clock , and I do n't want you to spoil that charming complexion of yours by late hours . '' He spoke with a sort of sneer , but immediately passed his finger down her delicate cheek with a tenderly caressing gesture , as if to make up for the previous hardness of his tone . Kitty shrank away from him , but he only smiled and continued softly : `` Those pretty eyes must not be dimmed by want of sleep . Go to bed , _ ma belle _ , and dream of me . ''