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The ht and hope Edna could see before her no

denial--only the proht eyes full of speculation "He loves you, poor fool" If she could

but get that conviction firmly fixed in her mind, what mattered about

the rest? She felt she had been childish and unwise the night before in

giving herself over to despondency She recapitulated the motives which

no doubt explained Robert's reserve They were not insurmountable; they

would not hold if he really loved her; they could not hold against her

own passion, which heto his business thatShe even saas dressed;

hoalked down one street, and turned the corner of another; saw hi to people who entered the office, going

to his lunch, and perhaps watching for her on the street He would coarette, talk a

little, and go away as he had done the night before But how delicious

it would be to have hirets, nor

seek to penetrate his reserve if he still chose to wear it

Edna ate her breakfast only half dressed The ht her a

delicious printed scrawl fro her to