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Chapter 19

           Ifoundoutthatyouweretheauthorofthephilippicnotthroughtheeditorofthejournalohno,poorman!heisverydiscreet;butthroughquiteanotherpersonwhomustbenameless.ItisverydifficulttopreventmefromfindingoutwhateverIwishtoknow,especiallyinliterarymatters!Why,youlookquiteunhappy!"andherblueeyesdancedwithfunasshehandedmemycupoftea"Youreallydon’tsupposeIwashurtbyyourcritique,doyou?Dearme,no!NothingofthatkindeveraffrontsmeIamfartoobusytowasteanythoughtonreviewsorreviewers.Onlyyourarticlewassoexceptionallyfunny!"

           "Funny?"Iechoedstupidly,tryingtosmile,butfailingintheeffort.

           "Yes,funny!"sherepeated"Itwassoveryangrythatitbecameamusing.Mypoor‘Differences’!Iamreallysorryitputyouintosuchatempertemperdoesexhaustone’senergiesso!"

           Shelaughedagainandsatdowninherformerplacenearme,regardingmewithafranklyopenandhalfhumorousgazewhichIfoundIcouldnotmeetwithanysortofcomposure.TosayIfeltfoolish,wouldinadequatelyexpressmysenseofutterbafflement.Thiswomanwithheryounguncloudedface,sweetvoiceandevidentlyhappynature,wasnotatallthecreatureIhadimaginedhertobeandIstruggledtosaysomethinganythingthatwouldfurnishareasonableandcoherentanswer.IcaughtLucio’sglanceoneofsatiricalamusementandmythoughtsgrewmoreentangledthanever.

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