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Spires and Gargoyles
However,inthelastmonth,whenherwintervisittoSallyhadbeendecidedon,hehadassumedtheproportionsofaworthyadversary.Children,mostastuteofmatch-makers,plottheircampaignsquickly,andSallyhadplayedaclevercorrespondencesonatatoIsabelle’sexcitabletemperament.Isabellehadbeenforsometimecapableofverystrong,ifverytransientemotions....
Theydrewupataspreading,white-stonebuilding,setbackfromthesnowystreet.Mrs.Weatherbygreetedherwarmlyandhervariousyoungercousinswereproducedfromthecornerswheretheyskulkedpolitely.Isabellemetthemtactfully.Atherbestshealliedallwithwhomshecameincontact—exceptoldergirlsandsomewomen.Alltheimpressionsshemadewereconscious.Thehalf-dozengirlssherenewedacquaintancewiththatmorningwereallratherimpressedandasmuchbyherdirectpersonalityasbyherreputation.AmoryBlainewasanopensubject.Evidentlyabitlightoflove,neitherpopularnorunpopular—everygirlthereseemedtohavehadanaffairwithhimatsometimeorother,butnoonevolunteeredanyreallyusefulinformation.Hewasgoingtofallforher....SallyhadpublishedthatinformationtoheryoungsetandtheywereretailingitbacktoSallyasfastastheyseteyesonIsabelle.Isabelleresolvedsecretlythatshewould,ifnecessary,forceherselftolikehim—sheowedittoSally.Supposeshewereterriblydisappointed.
