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Half-way through a teasing Polish dance she stopped and asked suddenly

whether he had had any supper besides the sandwich; and refusing to

receive assurances forthwith abandoned the piano, ru in one hand a very large box of candy

and in the other a banjo She wanted to hear the darky tunes he had

stru him eat of the chocolates,

picked ry that unconsciously he despatched one entire layer of

the box while she talked She laughed heartily at his appetite, and at

his solicitation began tasting the sweetmeats herself She led him to

ask where the box had come from and refused to answer s and proffered hiers, whether possibly she was not having

of the contents than the donor of the box had intended Changing the

subject capriciously she recalled the night in the car that he had

assisted in Louise Bonner's charade, and his absurdly effective

pirouetting in a corner behind the curtain where Louise and he thought

no one saw them

"And, by the way," she added, "you never told rapher finally ca his head

"Did she?"

"Yes"