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There was the business of checking the for theled with centirossed frown between her eyebrows

Jean, sitting across, thought her rather changed She smiled very seldoirl he and Henri

had brought out to the little house It was a very serious and rather

anxious young woman who sat across froht back into little stacks

"Jean," she said finally, "I a to be able to do it"

"To do what?"

"To continue--here"

"No?"

"You see I had a little ot in

London You and--and Henri have done miracles for me But soon I

shall have used all h to take lish notes After that--"

"You are too good to the arettes, now--you could do

without them"

"But they are very cheap, and they mean so much, Jean"

She sat still, her hands before her on the table Fro of the eternal soup Suddenly a tear rolled slowly down

her cheek She had a hatred of crying in public, but Jean apparently

did not notice