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He tried to find Leila, and gave it up He saw Quarrier talking to Agatha, but the former saluted him so coldly that he turned away

After a while he found Marion, but she hadn't a dance left for him; neither had Rena Bonnesdel, who one of the ever-faithful twins The twin caught up with her in consequence, and she snubbed Plank for his share in the disaster, which depressed hi-rooot into the ball-roo the cotillon, as closely as his girth permitted, until an old lady sent for him; and he went and talked about bishops for nearly an hour to her, until his condition bordered on frenzy, the old lady being deaf and peevish

Later, Alderdene used hiular, old harridan who seemed to be one solid diamond-mine, and who drove him into a corner and talked indelicacies until Plank's broad face flahtened débutante on him who tried to talk about horses and couldn't; and they hated each other for a while, until, looking around her in desperation, she found he had vanished--which was quick work for a man of his size

Kathryn Tassel employed him for supper, and kept hi affair with Fleetwood She did everything to him except to tip him; and her insolence was the last straw

Then, unexpectedly in the throng, tonderful sea-blue eyes encountered his, deepening to violet with pleasure, and the trailing sweetness of a voice he kneas repeating his naloved hand lay in his own

Her escort, Ferrall, nodded to hi, under her breath, "I have saved a dance for you Please ask me at once Quick! do you want me?"

"I--I do," stame civilities, then turning to the girl beside hied me all over this house on one pretext or another Do you want any supper, or don't you? If you don't, it's our dance"

"No, I don't No, it isn't Ke to say! Is it your delicately inié?"

"Yes, thank you," nodded Miss Landis coolly; "you o now"

"You're spoiled, that's what's the ht I was to have this dance You said--"