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"Do! by allwill you co to take his

leave

"Very well; Thursday My wife ement for

me Thursday In case she has, I shall let you know Otherwise, youto say:

"I a scheme on

hand, and want to be on the field proper to pull the ropes and handle

the ribbons We'll let you in on the inside if you say so, Doctor," he

laughed

"No, I thank you, my dear sir," returned the Doctor "I leave such

ventures to you younger men with the fever of life still in your blood"

"What I wanted to say," continued Mr Pontellier, with his hand on the

knob; "I ood while Would you advise o If not, leave her here Don't

contradict her The mood will pass, I assure you It er, but it will pass; have patience"

"Well, good-by, a jeudi," said Mr Pontellier, as he let hi the course of conversation to ask,

"Is there any man in the case?" but he knew his Creole too well to make

such a blunder as that

He did not resume his book i out into the garden