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Hva skjer

1. Count de Bassompierre and Dr. Bretton arrive through heavy snow, and Paulina’s playful welcome leads to warm drinks in the kitchen.
2. Graham teasingly offers Paulina ale, but she rejects its taste and resumes a reserved manner that puzzles him.
3. At breakfast, Lucy explains her paid teaching work, and the Count praises her determination to support herself.
4. Paulina defeats her father’s proposed school arrangement by recalling how his frequent visits disrupt an earlier attempt.
5. Graham and Paulina grow more comfortable in conversation, while her silent response to an old book reveals strong memories.
6. Paulina anxiously awaits the men’s return, then tends her father while Graham quietly watches her sewing.

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Paulina separates her personal attachment to Lucy from her surprise at Lucy’s occupation. The exchange brings social position and paid work into their renewed friendship.

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