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"If I could keep out of the fireman's way, I should stand here," he

said

"There is room on the seat here, I think, if you have not wholly

deserted me Oh!"

"I didn'tharder

that you are rockedvery s to sit down?"

"Thank you"

"Oh, don't thank me I shall feel ever so e up into the corner behind her, pushing the heavy cushion

up to support her back As he did so she turned impatiently, but he

could not catch what she said "Throw it away," she repeated He

chucked the cushion forward below her feet and was about to sit up

where she had ineer put both hands to the

throttle-bar and shut off For the first time since they had started

Gertrude saw him look around

"Where's Point of Rocks?" he called to Glover as they slowed, and he

looked at his watch "I'm afraid we're by"

"By?" echoed Glover

"It looks so"