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`` Yes '' ; and then from her lips trembled the name `` Mary . '' `` It sounds very loving and sweet , '' said the other , and , drawing the girl closer , for the first time she kissed her . With the memory of those tender words and the blissful sensation left by that unexpected kiss , Fan spent the evening alone , hearing , after her supper , the arrival of visitors , and the sound of conversation and laughter from the drawing-room , and then music and singing . Later in the evening the guests went to sup into the dining-room , and there they stayed playing cards until eleven o'clock or later , when she heard them leaving the house . They were not all gone , however ; three of Miss Starbrow 's intimate friends still lingered , drinking whisky-and-water and talking . There was Captain Horton -- captain by courtesy , since he was no longer in the army -- a tall , fine-looking man , slightly horsy in his get-up , with a very large red moustache , reddish-brown hair , and keen blue eyes . He wore a cut-away coat , and was standing on the hearthrug , his hands thrust into his trousers pockets , and smiling as he talked to a young clerical gentleman near him -- the Rev. Octavius Brown .