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Chapter 19

           Hehadasister,whohadbeensenttoAmericawithhimatthesametimetolivewiththeuncle,whowouldgraduatefromnormalschoolthisyear.Hewasalegitimateherowhoboredeveryonehemet.Catherinecouldnotstandhim.

           "Wehaveheroestoo,"shesaid."Butusually,darling,they’remuchquieter."

           "Idon’tmindhim."

           "Iwouldn’tmindhimifhewasn’tsoconceitedanddidn’tboreme,andboreme,andboreme."

           "Heboresme."

           "You’resweettosayso,darling.Butyoudon’tneedto.Youcanpicturehimatthefrontandyouknowhe’susefulbuthe’ssomuchthetypeofboyIdon’tcarefor."

           "Iknow."

           "You’reawfullysweettoknow,andItryandlikehimbuthe’sadreadful,dreadfulboyreally."

           "Hesaidthisafternoonhewasgoingtobeacaptain."

           "I’mglad,"saidCatherine."Thatshouldpleasehim."

           "Wouldn’tyoulikemetohavesomemoreexaltedrank?"

           "No,darling.Ionlywantyoutohaveenoughranksothatwe’readmittedtothebetterrestaurants."

           "That’sjusttherankIhave."

           "Youhaveasplendidrank.Idon’twantyoutohaveanymorerank.Itmightgotoyourhead.Oh,darling,I’mawfullygladyou’renotconceited.I’dhavemarriedyouevenifyouwereconceitedbutit’sveryrestfultohaveahusbandwho’snotconceited."

           Weweretalkingsoftlyoutonthebalcony.Themoonwassupposedtorisebuttherewasamistoverthetownanditdidnotcomeupandinalittlewhileitstartedtodrizzleandwecamein.

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