theattractionthatadowdhasforacertaintypeofmanIexpectedtoseeherwalkoutofherclothes-untilIlookedathereyes。”
“Hooksandeyes，surely。”drawledMrsMallowe。
“Don’tbeclever，PollyYoumakemyheadacheAndroundthishayrickstoodacrowdofmen-apositivecrowd！”
“Perhapstheyalsoexpected“-“Polly，don’tbeRabelaisian！”Mrs。
Mallowecurledherselfupcomfortablyonthesofa，andturnedherattentiontothesweets。
SheandMrsHauksbeesharedthesamehouseatSimla；andthesethingsbefelltwoseasonsafterthematterofOtisYeere，whichhasbeenalreadyrecorded。
MrsHauksbeesteppedintotheverandaandlookeddownupontheMall，herforeheadpuckeredwiththought。
“Hab！”saidMrsHauksbee，shortly“Indeed！”
“Whatisit？”saidMrsMallowe，sleepily。
“ThatdowdandTheDancingMaster-towhomIobject。”
“WhytoTheDancingMaster？Heisamiddle-agedgentleman，ofreprobateandromantictendencies，andtriestobeafriendofmine。”
“ThenmakeupyourmindtolosehimDowdsclingbynature，andIshouldimaginethatthisanimal-howterribleherbonnetlooksfromaboveisspeciallyclingsome。”
“SheiswelcometoTheDancingMastersofarasIamconcernedI
nevercouldtakeaninterestinamonotonousliarThefrustratedaimofhislifeistopersuadepeoplethatheisabachelor。”
“0-oh！IthinkI’vemetthatsortofmanbeforeAndisn’the？”
“NoHeconfidedthattomeafewdaysagoUgh！Somemenoughttohekilled。”
“Whathappenedthen？”
“Heposedasthehorrorofhorrors-amisunderstoodmanHeavenknowsthefemmeincompriseissadenoughandbadenough-buttheotherthing！”
“Andsofattoo！IshouldhavelaughedinhisfaceMenseldomconfideinmeHowisittheycometoyou？”
“Forthesakeofimpressingmewiththeircareersinthepast。
Protectmefrommenwithconfidences！”
“Andyetyouencouragethem？”
“WhatcanIdo？TheytalkIlisten，andtheyvowthatIamsympatheticIknowIalwaysprofessastonishmentevenwhentheplotis-ofthemostoldpossible。”
“YesMenaresounblushinglyexplicitiftheyareonceallowedtotalk，whereaswomen’sconfidencesarefullofreservationsandfibs，except“-“WhentheygomadandbabbleoftheUnutterabilitiesafteraweek’sacquaintanceReally，ifyoucometoconsider，weknowagreatdealmorementhanofourownsex。”
“Andtheextraordinarythingisthatmenwillneverbelieveit。
Theysaywearetryingtohidesomething。”
“TheyaregenerallydoingthatontheirownaccountAlas！Thesechocolatespalluponme，andI
haven’teatenmorethanadozenIthinkIshallgotosleep。”
“Thenyou’llgetfatdearIfyou216
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SHEa！terapauseDoyouknowwhatyouhavesaid？
HE’Can’tsaythatIdoexactlyI’mnotinthebestoftempers。
SitinSoIsee，-andfeelMytrueandfaithfullover，whereisyour“eternalconstancy。”
“unalterabletrust。”and“reverentdevotion“？Irememberthosephrases；youseemtohaveforgottenthemImentionaman’sname-HEAgooddealmorethanthat。
SHEWell，speaktohimaboutadance-perhapsthelastdancethatIshalleverdanceinmylifebeforeI，-beforeIgoaway；andyouatoncedistrustandinsultme。
HEIneversaidaword。
SHEHowmuchdidyouimply？Guy，’5thisamountofconfidencetobeourstocktostartthenewlifeon？
HENo，ofcoursenotIdidn’tmeanthatOnmywordofhonor，Ididn’tLetitpass，dear。
Pleaseletitpass。
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