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"You have no fever," she said "What ?"

Kent explained as happening inside hiht and anticipation He had expected to ask for at least a mutual introduction when his visitor ca upon himself the position of a polite inquisitor In spite of O'Connor, he had not thought she would be quite so pretty He had not believed her eyes would be so beautiful, or their lashes so long, or the touch of her hand so pleasantly unnerving And now, in place of asking for her name and the reason for her visit, he beca to her certain y that had to do with aortas and aneurismal sacs He had finished before the absurdity of the situation dawned upon hi, Kent could not fail to see the funny side of a thing It struck hi and unaffected ingenuousness

Looking at hiirl found hiht into her face

"This is funny It's very funny, Miss--Miss--"

"Marette," she supplied, answering his hesitation

"It's funny, Miss Marette"

"Not Miss Marette Just Marette," she corrected

"I say, it's funny," he tried again "You see, it's not so terribly pleasant as you ht I thought about the finest thing in the world would be to have a woman beside me, a wo off a little, maybe say she was sorry And then the Lord answers ive me the impression that you made the appointment with yourself to see how a fellow looks when he pops off"

The shiain She seemed to have done with her mental analysis of hi into her cheeks, pale when she had entered the room

"You wouldn't be the first I've seen pop off," she assured him "There have been a number, and I've never cried very much I'd rather see a man die than some animals But I shouldn't like to see YOU do it Does that comfort you--like the woman you prayed the Lord for?"