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fo r iir n iiia r r y p a rk .
I t w aa noon w h an M tunrt ren rh n il lh a
I'rliiirn a u liouav, unil N a n w aa a g a in
m il
l i e ras e lv ad Ilia a n u o u iti am en t
fro m lia r U io llia r w llh n fu elin g o f ruga
ha ro u ld 111 ro iu aal
" W h a r a la alia? I « a m ne ver to ha
ahla |o nm l bar a t hoina "
" N o w . doll t lie a b a iin l. J im
You
kn o w aba w ould h ave broken an y an
g.igain an t In aaa you bad aba k n o w n
you w are going to r a il to d ay
I d o n 't
ei|ia< t lia r hoina u n til 7."
" O f ro u raa , | u n d a ra liiiu l, M r * P rim
roaa." M lu a rt aald w llh a lig h t la u g h
“ I should h a ta to ld bar. hu t I d id n 't
kn ow u n til a fe w m o m en ta ago th a t I
» aa ru in in g ."
" N o th in g aorlona haa hsiqieii««!. I
llopaT" alia aakm l. w llh r a r a fu lly iiual
u I a I I a y n ip n th y , w h lr h aald p la in ly
th a t aha hoped fu r th e » o r a l
"N o
J u at aay th a t I ' l l c a ll a f te r
d in n e r. “
H I'O K K H .M A N
Ilia fin e fo r a m o m en t w ith o u t tu »
q u iv e r o f a h ey e lid
her fina fig ura
tenne erei t. cold, aa alia q u ie tly auld
" Y o u a r « t ir in g m e. J im ."
F o r lh a flr»l lim a ha u w
a cold
biondini c a lc u la tio n b e h in d her lie im ll
f ill ayea a n d fa ll II In lh a am ila w h ich
show ed th e w h ile la a th th e am ila o f a
w o m a n w h o w o uld puua« a l n o th in g to
got w h a t aha w a u le d
A tib iali o f aliarne t in g ili Ida fa r e as
ha tre m b lin g ly aald
" I'ls a a e . de ar, la f a not |ia rt Ilk a H its!
I'v e suffer«*«! en ou gh tia la y Y ou 're o n ly
I i’ll n|ug in « A n d l'v a ai ta il Ilk a a fiad
May th a t you fo rg ia # m a r
•'O u r e n g a g e m e n t la nt an en d, M r
M tu n rt," w aa Ilia q u ie t a n s w e r.
"N an” -
Ite fo r r ha co uld reco var fro m th e
alea k or tille r a protest alia rqiened tlw
rliavr an d lie hnd pns«e«l ou t In to Ilia
n ig h t
C H A P T E R IV .
" A ll rig h t. J im . d e a r.” th e m o th er
T h e F o rg o tte n M a n .
p u rred
''I 'l l w « th a t alia'a hara I f 1
h a ra to lock th e ili« *r "
I K l i c i t day M tu art r a ile d a
M lu art atro lla d o u t a lm liw a ly am t lie
m i'saeuger an d sent a no te to
gan In ram b le w llla m t p u rt*ia e Home
N a n a s k in g her to fo rg e ! tb a
how today e v e ry th in g on w h ic h hla
u g ly m e m o ry o f tb a u lg b t lie
»ye r«*«led and e v e ry aouiul th a t a t r u r k
fo ra an d f u lllll tie r p rom ise to go to
hla e a r p ro c laim ed lh a a d v a n l o f th e
l b * c o u n try w h an th e ra in ceased
If
Irn a t'a new |a iw r r o f w h lrh lllv e tis • It o iu tlliu e il to r a in he w o u ld c a ll a t H.
C o p y r i g h t , l u l l , tty I h o m i * O la o t i
w a a ttie ay III tail U lia n a w ith hla dell
l i e to ld t l i * boy to a a lt f«ir an a n s w e r.
ito iia a
t w a u iy
in o u a n iu i to a la r i r a t a , c a re fu l lit t le hand , hla b u lg in g
1 be uieaaengwr re tu rn e d p ro m p tly a m i
C H A P T tH III.
wi t h "
fo re h ea d , hla d a rk keen ry e a
W hat
bale I w l back hla no te unopened
M in ar! lo o k ad at hla r ia l to r ru rlo a ly
r h a n r « had hla old frie n d W o o d m an
M r • -«#«» C a ll*.
( i f co urse alia w aa bluffing.
8 he
"W hy do yon w a n t tua C a lf T h e ra a g aln at a u rh forvaaT
k n e w alia had Ilia w h ip hand fo r tlw
KT
w aked
next
m o rn in g
a ra Ib o u aaiu la o f la w y e r * hara wl»n
T h a t M lia n a ahould fa ll ho|>alaaaly
m o m e n t an d m e a n t to u s * It.
|l i a h u h o f h<q*el««»a it«
• o ulil Jum p at lh a r ha n r a
M any of
an d b lin d ly In love w ith N an a t drat
" W e ll, tw o r a n play th is g a m e ," ha
ion
W h a t a ira n g a m ail
lh a m a ra Iw lla r ««,hipped th a n I,"
a lg lil w aa too a tu |ie fy liig to tw gras|x«d
m u tte re d
" W e 'll see w h o .w liie ’"
», hail ro m a o r a r Ilia w o m an
" lla ra u a a I know th a t y » o won t lie at uuca.
Kite c o u ld n 't lova am li a
H a tu rn e d to hla w o rk w ith g rim
T h ay had n e v e r dtaruaaad
to ma. you won I a w lm lla o r ta k a ad
m a n - a n d yet tils u illllo n a an d th a t
reso lution.
afora
U lia n a w aa Ilia only
v a u ta g a o f m e " —
all|>|wry m o th e r w a r« a a lu la ls r cum
F o r tw o w eeks th e lia ttla b e tw ee n
"W hy not?” M u ía n aakad . w llh a b lo a t Ion
p rid e an d lo va rngi«l In silence. K aeb
waa on Ilia b a ll r a r k w h ich an illa
My a v a ilin g ha had th ro w n o lf hla
d a y ho rose w ith th e hope o f aome
aanl liy a uiaaaaugar
It a
" lla r a u a a Il a not In you '•
d rp rea alo ii an d m at N a n w ith aome
sig n fr o m N a n . au d each d a y bo |w
aaal w ith n a rio u a ha ste
It
" I aa»
You w a n t lo r a p ll a llt a my th in g o f hla old g s y e ty . to w h lrh aha
died In a m o re d<**|M*rata an d a u llen
lllv e n a aa k ln g h im to r a il
e ha r a c ie r an d una m e to a m lm ah Ib a rea|euid ial w ith a to u ch o f co q u e try .
d e s p a ir
A t las t ha tie gan to qu estio n
te lrp h o u e a t I I o 'r lu r k
«
"I e ll me. J im ." "be h » f f n o l i l i a lh a w isdom o f bis course
Mtnratd lie
a I ha nota In to lin y plaraa.
I lia i a lin e w ay In liaik at It y e a "
am ila o f m la c lila f In her eyes, " w h y
m>t tig ht hla lia ttl« a t closer rang e?
Ilio lh a p a rlo r an d th re w (h am
"M u t th a t a not th e real renami you you r a lla d a t th e r e m a rk a b le ho ur o f
W h a t I f be w e re In r e a lity en gag ed In
g r a ir
N om a ona w aa play
ro m a in m e P«lny w ith th is proposi
l ï m am b s tsy ?
A m I h e ro m ln g so a m o rta l e o m lta t w it h H Ir e n s ’ u illllo n a
■t faahlotiad B o llitim i no’ ll "I r.
tim e la I t r
resist leas th a t w o rk uo lo nger tins an y
fo r N a n 's soul an d b o dy!
T b a Idea
la tn lrra a l » o lía arro m p an !««!
" N o t th e only ona
Y «u kn o w m y ch arm s?
You m u at h a ve an tiie th lu g
w as too hideous to tw th in k a b le .
I
I l a w a lk a it to Ilia iloor o f
fr ln u la h lp fu r yuu la g auu lua
You vary Im iM irta n t to aay?"
A nd yet th e m o re tie th o u g h t o f the
r room
kn o w ih a re 'a n»t a m an In N ew Y o rk
"Y e a
| b a r» . N a n ." ha answer#«!
m e in ’ o f th e ir p a rtin g , th e m ore s ic k
lla r r ta t YY'uodman. Mha look
fo r w hom I'd do aa m uch aa I w ill fo r e o lw rly . ta k in g her band. " I w a n t a
e n in g lie ia m e th e (« in v lc tlo u th a t her
|th a a la li
you I f y o u 'll mt me. Is n 't th a t t r u e r
p u b lic au n o u n i-e u irtit o f o u r en g ag e
a n g e r a t hla use o f an u g ly w o rd w as
lini I d id n 't k n o w yo n w ar«
" I ba llav a It yea
And yet th ara m a u l In to m o rro w m o rn in g s pa p ers."
m e re ly a s u b te rfu g e to b re a k th e ir en
m uat tw an o th er renami
YoU re not
" H u t w h y?
You kn o w th e one con
g a g em en L T h e iw rfld y an d c ru e lty o f
■ la a iu llfu l. M illa p a l **
a frn id o f W u o d m an aud w la h to reach reaalou. th e o n ly one I have a v e r tirade such an a c t w as too hldtsras fo r b e lie f
knaw you'd Ilk a th a t pia*-«
I
h im th ro u g h uieT"
to my m ot tier's In » H illy to you. la
—y e t I f th e th in g w e re poaalhle!
u h u m m in g It on« d a y
T h a t'«
T h e gboat o f a a m ila flltiawl arou nd th n f o u r en g ag em en t sh all lie kept ae
O n e e v e n in g tw m ade up hla in ln d to
nt I I M
era u n til w r a re read y to m a rry .
Wa
th e a liln ln g U tile black ayea
go a t o tic * an d tig h t fo r bla old p lace
a a « a rt I n k « you h a ve r h lld .
m uat p la y f a i r "
" A fra id ? " lie *ak«*t c o lile m p lu m ia ly
bealde h e r on a n y te rm s she w o u ld
a«* d rap an d r k h am i fu n o f " I'tU not a»an luteraaia«l In him
" I w ill
W a a re re a d y n o w .“
The
g ra n t
l i e aelie«! hla hat am t ojiened
I d id n 't kn o w you m o ld alug " old fiw all'a a Joke
N an a vok a b ro k e In to a rip p le o f
l i e Ih ln k a ha can
tlw door.
T o bis a m a z e m e n t B ive n s
1 a p h ar u n iti I tr 'e .| '
la u g h te r.
am p the p r.-g r.« « o f th e w o rld lo al
w aa le is u re ly aac-emllng th e ate|>a
notai a lu d y m u sic ," ha aald. la u d a raaa o f m raa la« In M o tt atrrw t "
M tu art atepiied In to th e p a rlo r an d sat
"O b . a r» w e? I d id n 't k n o w I t "
hnalaam
M lu art waa alla n t a m om ent, w atch
d o w n w ith re s ig n a tio n to a w a it hla
"Y e a. th a t's w h a t I c a m e to te ll
ri rlap|a«d b a r banda a m i laap
lug (h a d a rk iiia»k««1 fa< a Iw fn re him
e n tra n c e .
y o u ." M tuart w en t on. c a trh ln g her
r f a r i a ir la l m ln g
A t Inal ha b lu rte d out :
s p irit o f fu n a m i pressing her baud
T o hla a m a te m e u t be h e ard th e m a id
yon tw proud o f ma. J im . I f
" W a ll. C a l. w ba t's tb a reni reason " I'« e a rra n g is l a lit t le tr ip to th e cotin
«'
tr y tn u m rro w . an d I'm going to con
" T h is w a y . air.
D r. W < » d n ia n asks
you m a k e m e th is o ffer to day T'
d I will.** w aa lh a e a rn e s t an
vin ca you tirfo pe w a re tu rn .
M ake
you to w a tt fo r h im In th e lib r a r y ."
" Y o u can keep a lit tle secret?"
Ko M lveiia w aa c a llin g ou hla a rc h
th e an n o u n c em en t («m ight, d e a r! O n
"Y o u ought to ku o w th a t before m ak
fa u g h ln g ayes g re w s e ric i» aa
m y honor I prom ise to o n i In ca you e n em y by a p p o in tm e n t M tu a rt re p la c
big m e such an o ffe r "
vly aald:
ed bla h a t on tb s ra c k an d re tu rn e d to
“ Y a w -y e a . o f course. 1 kn o w you to m o rro w th a t w a a re read y. I'v e an
f i t do m y la v a l beat
I'm o lf
hla m o m . d e te rm in e d to a w a it th e o u t
w ill"
M i r r i l i tatuai«! an d resum ed hla a rg u m e n t th a t n e v e r f a l l * an arg n
com e o f th is e x tra o r d in a r y v is it
c ig a r
T h e fa c t la J im I'm In lo v e " m ent no w o m an can resist "
k Mug hla o iftc* on lo w e r M r.n d
O n D r. W o o d m a n 's e n tra n c e H lve n a
" N o t to n ig h t. J im ." w aa th e la u g h in g
"Hut w tiara do I com a In to th is a f
l.n rt rang M l i r l te eph.oie and
rep ly
roae to g ree t him w ith u n u s u al a n lrn a-
fa ir r
k I leni o f lh a A m e ric a n ('h a n d
" C a n 't you tru s t m e w h en I te ll you lio n
an d
u n m is ta k a b le
good
«rill.
" d im p le enough
T h e I ‘rim ro s es” —
t
1 m ade an a u g ag am an t to
W h an th e d o cto r grasped th e out-
th a t I ' r e discovered so m e th in g today
“O h . IP s M ias P rim m e r? "
Ictica
" Y e * M laa V an You. w e , they th in k th a t m akes It na>-aaaary? I have aeali stretch««! hand a m o re s trik in g con
It an a g r a te fu l f.ic th e tim e ly
M r M li**iis
tra s t co uld scarcely tw Im ag in ed -t h e
the w o rld o f you
Mha aald you g r r w
I a client w h o k e p i him In con
N an leaped to her fe e t, her fa ce one big. b lu ff. Jo vial, s u n n y , |« > w *rfu i
up to g eth er In lh a nam e to w n
I waa
Mi f.-r fifte e n m in a ta « « h ile Mlv
and s tra ig h t o f fig u re as be was a l
te llin g her sh ou t m y h u aliiraa
I m ust Rushed, her vo ire rin g in g w l t f t r l
lie 'iü T w a lla .) hla tu r n In th e re
w ay s s tra ig h t In siw ech an d m ann er«,
h ave le i’ ll b rag g in g alm u t w h a t w a utnph.
I r..u n
th e fin a n c ie r s m a ll an d w e a k In body.
" A n d you did w h a t 1 a a k n l you. O h
w a re going to do
I w aa c r a iy . Juat
first view o f M ila n a w aa a lw a y s
W h y d id you teas# Ula m o ve m en ts sinuous, flexib le, w ith
Uaiklng at b a r
H e r tw a u iy m ade me y o u 're a d a rlin g !
resili«
H a w aa sh ort. Ih ln an d
m e ao last n ig h t?
You accepted hla eyes Hint n e v e r looked a t th e m an he
d ru n k
I told her w e nrestrsl a new at
almost f r a il a t Drat glance.
A
w as ta lk in g to, y e t a lw a y s seem ed to
lu ru ay
Mha aald you w are th e m an. I o ffe r r
took gave lh a Im pression o f
" I'm ao rry to d la a p iK iln l yo u. de ar, tw ta k in g In e v e ry th in g In th e room .
to ld her I ’d o ffe r you th e place
Mha
reserve fo re « In hla ro m p a c i
" W e ll. M lvena. w h a t can I do fo r
errine«l pleas,«!
Maid aha kn ew you bu t I d id no t."
I Ills h a ir w aa Jet black and
I u n d e rs ta n d fro m y o u r note
T h e g irl d r«p |ied In to bar seat, w ith you?
Would accept Y ou 've g o l to a ri ap t. old
I * slig h tly on lo p . w h ic h gave
th a t th e m a tte r la Im p o rta n t."
m an
I w a n t to m a k e her foal th a t her a sigh, w h ile ha w en t on:
lie ap jaiam n ce of m uch g re a te r
" B iv e n s fu r th e r co nfided In m a th e
" O f th e g rav est Im p o rtu n e « to ua
wrord la law w ith m e
T a ll me. do you
an ha could rwally c la im
H la
a n s w e re d , w
th in k I ' r a got a chance w ith a g irl Ilka fa ct th a t he la hopeleaaly and deeper- both, doctor.
Vain res w are re g u la r, an d hla
sm ile. " F o r a p e c u lia r personal reason
th a t? You kn o w I'v e ne ver gone w llh a te ly In love w ith yo u "
aa covered w ith a th ic k black
N a n 's I w a n t us to g el to g e th e r an d s e ttle ou r
A (lash o f a n g e r m a n tle d
g irla m uch
I'm lim b i au d a w k w a r d
which ha kept trim m e d lo a
differen ce«
I d o n't kn o w w h a t to do o r w h a t to cheeks
Mint on th e ch in I l i a m oat a trlk
" T h a t w ill do, J im ." she aald In q u ir t
" A r e th e re a n y d lffe r e n c a i betw een
aay
Itu t m y m oney w ill help, w o n’t
»Hires w er« a hig h m assive foca
cold tones
" Y o u r Joke has gone fa r ua? You go y o u r w a y . an d I go m ine.
itr
abnorm ally long fo r the a lia o f
You ru n y o u r buslnesa to su it y o u ra e lf.
enough "
" M o n e y a lw a y s h a ll« In th is to w n .
M * and a p a ir o f p ierc in g . Iiead
T h e w o rld 's big
"Jo k e! D o you th in k 1 ro u ld Joke on an d I'l l do th e nam e
Cal "
lack e le a
enough fo r us b o th " —
such a suhj««’t ?”
" A m i It m eans so m uch to a w o m an ,
Vsre , spoke a t c e p t to a pu rfm ar
" T h a t's Juat th e tro u b le ." B ive n s In
A sm ile Iw g an to p la y a b o u t th e co r
too. d m i't n r
P insm iera w ere q u ie t, alm ost
terrupt««!. “ I t Is n 't W e an * e n te rin g a
ners o f th e fu ll lips
"Y e a
H a v a you aald a n y th in g to
i* H e had th u s e a rly In hla
I n e v e r dren un st he w a s ao ea s y ." new era o f c o m b in a tio n , m erg er, co-
M U a N a n y e t? "
! »«lin’d a n ic k n a m e D ia l w as |s>
M illl sm ilin g d re a m ily N a n cross««l h e r o p e r a tlo n ”
" la in ! ,
no!
H a v e n 't
dared.
I ’m
1? significan l In W a ll atrae t
II«
bunds o v e r h e r k n n s an d stu d ied th e
" C o m im le o ry c o - o t w r a t l o n t h e doc-
k in d e r sh yin g up lo th e old lady to get
Ittown ns lit« W eas el
IM tie r n In th e n tg . Ig n o rin g (h e pr«*s
to r lau gh ed
her on ray ald o
Mha seems a w fu lly
* h " la m akeup, p h ysical an d m an
ern e o f h e r lo ver.
" I t m ay tie so a t la s t." th e lit t le m an
frie n d ly . I th in k aha Ilk«« me. Ih m 't
«« curiously c o m p ie i, a m ix tu re
" E e l's not Joke. N an.
It 'a too aerl
aald so b erly
“C e r ta in ly th e old Idea
you th in k It a good p lan to c u lti va ts
rial y and greed, p ie ty nnd cru e l
oua"
1 o f c o m p e titio n 1« p la y e d o u t
W e no
her r"
fidamene and In d o m ita b le w ill.
"M erlons! I fa ll to a««* It ."
longer
b e liev e
th a t
busltiena
m en
"M y a ll m ean s," w as th e d r y reply.
H y o f (s ales w llh boundless
“C a n 't you see th a t w e m u st a t one# should tr y to cut ench o th e r's th ro a ts .”
"May.
J
im
.
help
m
e
T
a
k
a
th
is
a
t
t
o
r
Inn
an no unce o u r e u g a g e iu e u t? "
"O h . I s«*e!" sneered th e do cto r
n e i whip
I t w ill p lena* her and I'll
ndabtp fo r M lu a rt an d hla d e f
T h e g irl's lips cu rle d w ith th e fa in t
'T h e y ahould get to g e th e r, c o rra l th e ir
7
m t suggestion o f anrensin.
custom ers an d cut th e ir th ro a ts .”
from thalr boyhood In North C a r
* " " " " " " " « " V 1 ' k" " " 7 / " ' ^
“ I d o n 't see It a t a ll. You m a y be a
" Y o u m ust reco gnise th e fa c t th a t th e
""•1 Particularly from an In rl
w ,r *
' our ">< ' • ' " I “ « >* "> lh »
go«s! la w y e r, h u t I fa ll to fo llo w y o u r d ru g tra d e Is n business e n te rp ris e , not
r " h occurred In thalr collage
down o o u m _ B iU 7 ° « ^ «
lo gic.''
! a c h a r ity o rg a n is a tio n .”
w e ll aa I do th a t m oney ta lk a here
Hlvrra fath er had In a li a no
M tunrt rose, w ith a ge stu re o f anger.
" E v e n ao. s till I happ en to k n o w th a t
T h e re w aa no m la ta k ln g th e g enu ine
In connrd In the ( '«in fed erata a rm y
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nass o f B iv e n s ' feelin gs
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beat th e d e v il n m u n d th e s tu m p an y s w a rm s a p o p u la tio n o f a q u a r te r o f a
hu t to accep t th e generous o ffe r m ada
''cits a rriv a l a l college, a p a rtie
m illio n h u m a n tielnga so poor th a t o n ly
longer
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hint and N an w o uld r a n la h ! T h e y
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ro u ld lw m a rrie d at O tr » an d th e fu -
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th e y hud fo rc ed th«« c«iw
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h e arts you despise Itlv e n a ."
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freed o m o f tra d e au d use fra u d an d
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" F r a u d an d v io le n c e 7 ’ B iv e n s In te r
M,,t «»f h i* * i t *. NtiMwl m ( n m in e r
ftetift* « f honor hy • r c r p t ln g t h *
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despised I l l s decision w as m ada w llh
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does th e 'o rg a n is e r' o f m o d e rn In
o u t a ntom ent'a hesitatio n.
d u s try b rin g to m a rk e t?
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auccens
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au h te rfn g e a In th e fo rm o f prlute«! pa-
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firm ly
tier calle«l stocks, w h ic h re p re s e n t no
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'1 w h ic h he waa ro m
lllv e n a rose q u ic k ly nnd placed hla
va lu e.
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‘ brush th e r in g le a d e r and res
" H o w d a re you use Bitch a w o rd to
once ta stes th is blood he becom es a
; ‘ b Ilio by fo re e o f a rm s F ro n t sm ooth hand on hla frletMl'a.
me?"
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beau
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L , * ‘•'• " ‘ " " " « n
l i e t,Hd t o t a n i
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d o n tw ra le ly —"y o u m ay go now .
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th is frie n d s h ip
u n a or m e most in te re s tin g c u rio s i
^rna ahisik hands q u ie tly an d to ok H tiin rt ''ottld reply
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w ith Jealousy."
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an sw er.
p o rta n t person, an d e s |ie v la lly th ro u g h
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t 11 1 "eed a big m an close to
m o u th sudd enly tig h ten e d .
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