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           Thebottleofwhiskey—asecondone—wasnowinconstantdemandbyallpresent,exceptingCatherine,who"feltjustasgoodonnothingatall."Tomrangforthejanitorandsenthimforsomecelebratedsandwiches,whichwereacompletesupperinthemselves.Iwantedtogetoutandwalksouthwardtowardtheparkthroughthesofttwilight,buteachtimeItriedtogoIbecameentangledinsomewild,stridentargumentwhichpulledmeback,asifwithropes,intomychair.Yethighoverthecityourlineofyellowwindowsmusthavecontributedtheirshareofhumansecrecytothecasualwatcherinthedarkeningstreets,andIwashimtoo,lookingupandwondering.Iwaswithinandwithout,simultaneouslyenchantedandrepelledbytheinexhaustiblevarietyoflife.

           Myrtlepulledherchairclosetomine,andsuddenlyherwarmbreathpouredovermethestoryofherfirstmeetingwithTom.

           "Itwasonthetwolittleseatsfacingeachotherthatarealwaysthelastonesleftonthetrain.IwasgoinguptoNewYorktoseemysisterandspendthenight.Hehadonadresssuitandpatentleathershoes,andIcouldn’tkeepmyeyesoffhim,buteverytimehelookedatmeIhadtopretendtobelookingattheadvertisementoverhishead.Whenwecameintothestationhewasnexttome,andhiswhiteshirt-frontpressedagainstmyarm,andsoItoldhimI’dhavetocallapoliceman,butheknewIlied.IwassoexcitedthatwhenIgotintoataxiwithhimIdidn’thardlyknowIwasn’tgettingintoasubwaytrain.AllIkeptthinkingabout,overandover,was‘Youcan’tliveforever;youcan’tliveforever.’"

           SheturnedtoMrs.McKeeandtheroomrangfullofherartificiallaughter.

           "Mydear,"shecried,"I’mgoingtogiveyouthisdressassoonasI’mthroughwithit.I’vegottogetanotheroneto-morrow.I’mgoingtomakealistofallthethingsI’vegottoget.