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But after she had gone he sat for so a pencil

on the top of his desk By Jove! Anna Klein! Of all girls in the world!

It was rather a pity, too She was a nice little thing, and in the

last few ed a lot She had been timid at first, and

hideously dressed Lately she had been aled her a lot Queer--how things went on in a girl'shappened He settled his tie

and s the rean to wonder if he had not been

a fatuous idiot Anna did her ith the thoroughness of her Ger She came back minus her hat, and with

her eyes carefully powdered, and not once during thewas he able

to meet her eyes fully By the et the better of his judgment, and he made an

excuse, when she stood beside hiers over hers She drew her hand away quickly, and

when he glanced up, boyishly s, her face was flushed

"Please," she said And he felt hurt and rebuffed He had no sentiment

for her whatever, but the devil ofhim on to the eternal experiment He was very formal with