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A Fateful Interlude

           

           "Doyourememberthatpicturewesawintheartstoretheotherday,Algernon?"shewoulddrawl,callinghimbyhissecondname,whichshehadadoptedforherselfasbeingmoresuitedtohismoodswhenwithherandmorepleasingtoher.Cowperwoodhadprotested,butsheheldtoit."Doyourememberthatlovelyblueoftheoldman’scoat?"(Itwasan"AdorationoftheMagi.")"Wasn’tthatbe-yoot-i-ful?"

           Shedrawledsosweetlyandfixedhermouthinsuchanoddwaythathewasimpelledtokissher."Youcloverblossom,"hewouldsaytoher,comingoverandtakingherbythearms."Yousprigofcherrybloom.YouDresdenchinadream."

           "Now,areyougoingtomussmyhair,whenI’vejustmanagedtofixit?"

           Thevoicewasthevoiceofcareless,genialinnocenceandtheeyes.

           "Yes,Iam,minx."

           "Yes,butyoumustn’tsmotherme,youknow.Really,youknowyoualmosthurtmewithyourmouth.Aren’tyougoingtobenicetome?"

           "Yes,sweet.ButIwanttohurtyou,too."

           "Well,then,ifyoumust."

           Butforallhistransportsthelurewasstillthere.Shewaslikeabutterfly,hethought,yellowandwhiteorblueandgold,flutteringoverahedgeofwildrose.

           Intheseintimaciesitwasthathecamequicklytounderstandhowmuchsheknewofsocialmovementsandtendencies,thoughshewasjustanindividualoftheouterfringe.

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