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ture gets by
And I ... will cry . . . will cry when the wetlands

are dry.
Yes I ... will cry . . . will cry when the wetlands

are dry."

She was so moved herself that the tears were streaming

down her face.
Cedric seemed awed. "Niobe, I don't want you to cry!

I'll never drain the wetlands. Never!"

She smiled at him, then accepted his handkerchief to
wipe away her tears. "It's only a song, Cedric."

"It's only a song," he agreed. "But youЧyou're spe-
cial."

"Thank you," she said, touched. She knew she was

not any great singer. The fit had come on her unexpect-

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ediy, and she had half expected him to laugh. Obviously
he was impressed, and that was very flattering.

They completed their survey of the region and returned
to the cabin. It occurred to her in retrospect that for the
first time he had called her by her unadorned name. She
wasn't certain how she felt about that, but she had after
all made an issue of his calling her "miss" or "ma'am"
and certainly he had a right to use her name. He was after
all her husbandЧin name.

"I'm going to study the wetlands!" he declared ab-
ruptly.

Ah, the impetuosity of youth! "They are worth study-
ing," she agreed carefully. "But of course you shouldn't
restrict your interests."

He just looked at her. She had seen that look in the
eyes of the family dog when he had been praised and pat-
ted. It was going to take time to adjust completely to this
situation.