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Chapter 19

           Ifoundoutthatyouweretheauthorofthephilippic—notthroughtheeditorofthejournal—ohno,poorman!heisverydiscreet;butthroughquiteanotherpersonwhomustbenameless.ItisverydifficulttopreventmefromfindingoutwhateverIwishtoknow,especiallyinliterarymatters!Why,youlookquiteunhappy!"andherblueeyesdancedwithfunasshehandedmemycupoftea—"Youreallydon’tsupposeIwashurtbyyourcritique,doyou?Dearme,no!Nothingofthatkindeveraffrontsme—Iamfartoobusytowasteanythoughtonreviewsorreviewers.Onlyyourarticlewassoexceptionallyfunny!"

           "Funny?"Iechoedstupidly,tryingtosmile,butfailingintheeffort.

           "Yes,funny!"sherepeated—"Itwassoveryangrythatitbecameamusing.Mypoor‘Differences’!Iamreallysorryitputyouintosuchatemper—temperdoesexhaustone’senergiesso!"

           Shelaughedagainandsatdowninherformerplacenearme,regardingmewithafranklyopenandhalfhumorousgazewhichIfoundIcouldnotmeetwithanysortofcomposure.TosayIfeltfoolish,wouldinadequatelyexpressmysenseofutterbafflement.Thiswomanwithheryounguncloudedface,sweetvoiceandevidentlyhappynature,wasnotatallthecreatureIhadimaginedhertobe—andIstruggledtosaysomething—anything—thatwouldfurnishareasonableandcoherentanswer.IcaughtLucio’sglance—oneofsatiricalamusement—andmythoughtsgrewmoreentangledthanever.

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