onebeinlovehtonce,orcantone”
shebecasilent,andsat
“ithinkitdependsallandpretty,agedperhapstyeightortynine,butthoughdashingandsharplycut,herfeaturesexpressednothingveryclearly,exceptagreatdealofspiritandgoodhealth
“you,”hentinued
“thedaughterofatherandnofather,ifthatinterestsyou,”shesaid“itsnotaveryniadethingsstraightneverrriedherthoughheallooneyhispeoplepoorfatheriotherhadallthelifecrushedoutofhertheanlikethat”shetueduponhe
“e”
“butyou”heasked,“eryou”
“ivelookedafterselfstly,”shelaughed“ivehadsplendidfriendsidolikepeoplethatsthetroubleendously,andyouuldnttellost”
“ishouldgoonlikingtheshouldandsee”
“butonehastokeuponesnd,”saidevelyn“orareyouoneofthepeoplearriagesandallthatlookherethisisntfair,idoallthetelling,andyoutellnothingperhapsyourethesaasyourfriend”shelookedathiuspie”
“idontkno
“iknoiknepatiently,“delikethaticanthelpit”
“butdontyoufinditleadstodifficulties”heasked
“thatsnsfault,”sheansean”
“andsoyouvegoneonhavingoneproposalafteranother,”saidhe
“idontsupposeivehadreproposalsthansten,”saidevelyn,butshespokehoutnviction
“five,six,ten”heventured
evelynseedtointitethatperhapstenherightfigure,butthatitreallyahighone
“ibelieveyourethinkingaheartlessflirt,”sheprotested“butidontasoalkstoen,onescalledaflirt”
“butssrgatroyd”
“ieevelyn,”sheinterrupted
“aftertenproposalsdoyouhonestlythinkthatnarethesaasen”
“honestly,honestly,hoeohinksitsnotgoingtohappen,andeverytiitdoes”
“thepursuitoffriendship,”saidheedy”
“yourehorrid,”sheightbehirst”
“entheuldnotreeroreinterestedinherthaninherstory,forasshebnesshaddisappeared,andheixtureofliking,pity,anddistrust“youveprosedtorrybotholiverandperrott”hencluded
“notexaakeupndodelife”sheflungoff“itsthavebeensoountainhoakelanotireallyghtdosothing”sherefleinutethenshesaid:“ifraidrightdoyheartthatalfredperrotdohesnotstrong,ishe”
“perhapsheuldntcutdoree,”saidhe“haveyounevercaredforanybody”heasked
“ivearrythe”shesaid“isupposeioofastidiousalllifeiveebodyiuldlookupto,sobodygreatandbigandsplendidstnaresosll”
“eanbysplendid”heore”
evelynwaspuzzled
“thatates
“iseeean,”shesaid,“butidontagreeidoknohardlyeveoustberathersplendid;butnothirst”
heshookhishead
“hesnotnearlysounselfish,orsosyathetic,orsobig,orsounderstanding,”evelynntinued
heokinghiscigarette
“ishouldhatecuttingdoarked
“iottryingtoflirt”evelynshotout“idneverhaveetoyouifidthoughtyoudrelythinkodiousthingsof”thetearscaintohereyes
“doyouneverflirt”heasked
“ofurseidont,”sheprotested“haventitoldyouieonegreaterandnoblerthaniaandiftheyfallinloveeitisntfault;idontit;ipositivelyhateit”
hepressuponhinigeofherself,being,forsoreasoniddleoftheroondlookingattheeaningly
“theyorroadeupyoudthatyoudontantorryei
