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"How've you been, little sister, while I've been wandering the gay white

way?" he asked

"I've been all right, Leslie"

"Not quite all right, I think Have you ever thought, Elizabeth, that no

h?"

"I'rieving any

more That's the truth, Les I kno that he doesn't intend to come

back, and I don't care I never even think about him, now"

"I see," he said "Well, that's that"

But he had not counted on her intuition, and was startled to hear her

say: "Well? Go on"

"What do you "

"Not at all I simply--"