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           "ButI’dbeonparole."

           Takeitorleaveit,Isaid.

           "Thebath?"

           Icouldfixupsomething,Isaid.

           "Iwantaproperbathinaproperbath.Theremustbeoneupstairs."

           SomethingIthoughtalotaboutwashowIwouldlikehertoseemyhouseandallthefurnishings!ItwaspartlyIwantedtoseeherthereinit,naturallywhenIhaddreamsshewasupstairswithme,notdowninthecellar.I’mlikethat,Iactonimpulsesometimes,takingrisksotherswouldn’t.

           I’llsee,Isaid.I’dhavetomakearrangements.

           "IfIgaveyoumyword,Iwouldn’tbreakit."

           I’msure,Isaid.

           Sothatwasthat.

           Itseemedtocleartheair,sotospeak.Irespectedherandsherespectedmemoreafterwards.Thefirstthingshedidwaswriteoutalistofthingsshewanted.Ihadtofindanart-shopinLewesandbuyspecialpaperandallsortsofpencilsandthings:sepiaandChineseinkandbrushes,specialhairandsizesandmakes.Thentherewerethingsfromthechemist:smell-removersandsoon.Itwasadangergettingladies’thingsIcouldn’twantformyself,butItooktherisk.Thenshewrotedownfoodtobuy,shehadtohavefreshcoffee,andalotoffruitandvegetablesandgreens—shewasveryparticularaboutthat.