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“No, no, everything’s all right It’s just my father has a new job there It’s only fifty miles away I can see you, can’t I, when I come to town?”

“Do you think that would be a good idea?”

“No, I guess not”

They sat a while in the silent school room

“How did all of this happen?” he said helplessly

“I don’t know,” she said “Nobody ever knows They haven’t known for thousand of years, and I don’t think they ever will People either like each other or don’t, and sometimes two people like each other who shouldn’t I can’t explain myself, and certainly you can’t explain you”

“I guess I’d better get home,” he said

“You’re not mad at me, are you?”

“Oh, gosh no, I could never be mad at you”

“There’s oneI want you to remember—there are coo on living You don’t feel happy now; neither do I But so will happen to fix that Do you believe that?”

“I’d like to”

“Well, it’s true”

“If only—” he said

“What?”

“If only you’d wait for me,” he blurted