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Mr. Lynde to the Rescue

           ItbeingFebruaryandchillwithglitteringsnowontheground,shehadchosenadark-greenbroadclothgown,quitenew,withlapis-lazulibuttonsthatworkeda"Y"patternacrossherbosom,asealturbanwithanemeraldplumewhichcomplementedasealskinjacketwithimmensewroughtsilverbuttons,andbronzeshoes.Toperfectitall,Aileenhadfastenedlapis-lazuliear-ringsofasmallflower-forminherears,andworeaplain,heavygoldbracelet.Lyndecameupwithalookofkeenapprovalwrittenonhishandsomebrownface."Willyouletmetellyouhowniceyoulook?"hesaid,sinkingintothechairopposite."Youshowbeautifultasteinchoosingtherightcolors.Yourear-ringsgosowellwithyourhair."

           AlthoughAileenfearedbecauseofhisdesperateness,shewascaughtbyhissleekforcethatairofironstrengthunderaparlormask.Hislong,brown,artistichands,hardandmuscular,indicatedanidleforcethatmightbeusedinmanyways.Theyharmonizedwithhisteethandchin.

           "Soyoucame,didn’tyou?"hewenton,lookingathersteadily,whileshefrontedhisgazeboldlyforamoment,onlytolookevasivelydown.

           Hestillstudiedhercarefully,lookingatherchinandmouthandpiquantnose.Inhercolorfulcheeksandstrongarmsandshoulders,indicatedbyherwell-tailoredsuit,herecognizedthehumanvigorhemostcravedinawoman.Bywayofdiversionheorderedanold-fashionedwhiskycocktail,urginghertojoinhim.Findingherobdurate,hedrewfromhispocketalittlebox.

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