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"She doesn't; she isn't the kind that thinks of things like that Of

course, soo; one of your

strong-minded ladies, perhaps--only Sam wouldn't have been spoony on

that kind"

"Well!" said Martha, "I must say, flat--"

But William interrupted her--"To prove what I say: she lets him come

in and bore her to death, just out of kindness Do you suppose she

would do that if she kneas such an idiot as to presume to--to--"

"Well," said Dr Lavendar, "as there is so norance about,

perhaps Sam doesn't know he's lost his heart?"

But at that Willia fellow!

That's just the difference between a man and a woht kind, doesn't--until she's

told"

"Tck!" said Martha, Dr Lavendar looked down at the bowl of his pipe then he said meekly,

"I was under the impression that Eve ate her apple before Adam had so

much as a bite Still, whether Mrs Richie knows the state of Sae him to put his mind on his

work That's what I cae about it, and now his grandfather has taken it into his head