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           ButIdon’tbelievethatwasyouronlyreasonforsaying‘I’mglad’inthatdecidedway,wasitnow?"

           "No,Iwasgladthatyouwerenotinthesaloon,becauseIhopeyounevergotosuchplaces.Doyou?"

           "Notoften."

           "Iwishyouwouldn’t."

           "It’snoharm,Jo.Ihavebilliardsathome,butit’snofununlessyouhavegoodplayers,so,asI’mfondofit,IcomesometimesandhaveagamewithNedMoffatorsomeoftheotherfellows."

           "Oh,dear,I’msosorry,foryou’llgettolikingitbetterandbetter,andwillwastetimeandmoney,andgrowlikethosedreadfulboys.Ididhopeyou’dstayrespectableandbeasatisfactiontoyourfriends,"saidJo,shakingherhead.

           "Can’tafellowtakealittleinnocentamusementnowandthenwithoutlosinghisrespectability?"askedLaurie,lookingnettled.

           "Thatdependsuponhowandwherehetakesit.Idon’tlikeNedandhisset,andwishyou’dkeepoutofit.Motherwon’tletushavehimatourhouse,thoughhewantstocome.Andifyougrowlikehimshewon’tbewillingtohaveusfrolictogetheraswedonow."

           "Won’tshe?"askedLaurieanxiously.

           "No,shecan’tbearfashionableyoungmen,andshe’dshutusallupinbandboxesratherthanhaveusassociatewiththem."

           "Well,sheneedn’tgetoutherbandboxesyet.I’mnotafashionablepartyanddon’tmeantobe,butIdolikeharmlesslarksnowandthen,don’tyou?"

           "Yes,nobodymindsthem,solarkaway,butdon’tgetwild,willyou?Ortherewillbeanendofallourgoodtimes."

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