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He produced the necessary articles promptly; and showed her how to do

it

"Not quite so arettes, and spilled sufficient for another five--"and--er--if you

could get itthe paper Like this--ah, thanks!"

In showing her, his fingers got "mixed" with hers, but Nell seemed too

absorbed in her novel experiment to notice the fact

"Like that? Rather like a e, isn't it? And it will all

coo of it," she added apprehensively

"If you'll be so good as just to wet the edge with your lips," he said,

in a matter-of-fact way

She looked at him, and a faint dash of color came into her face

"You won't like to smoke it afterward," she said coolly

He stared at her, then save a little shrug of the shoulders, arette in the

usual way, and handed it to hiravely

"I'll try to make the next better," she said "I suppose you ant

another?"

"I'm afraid I shall want more than you will be inclined to ood nature"