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"Why, whatever hope can you have?" said Betsy, offended on behalf

of her friend "_Enendons nous_" But in her eyes there were

gleaht that betrayed that she understood perfectly and

precisely as he did what hope heand showing his even rows

of teeth "Excuse lass out of

her hand, and proceeding to scrutinize, over her bare shoulder,

the row of boxes facing the

ridiculous"

He was very well aware that he ran no risk of being ridiculous in

the eyes of Betsy or any other fashionable people He was very

well aware that in their eyes the position of an unsuccessful

lover of a girl, or of any woht be

ridiculous But the position of a , staking his life on drawing her

into adultery, has sorand about it, and can

never be ridiculous; and so it ith a proud and gay slass and looked at