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Chapter 14

           Thetoneofthenotesurprisedtheyoungman.WhatwasMadameOlenskarunningawayfrom,andwhydidshefeeltheneedtobesafe?Hisfirstthoughtwasofsomedarkmenacefromabroad;thenhereflectedthathedidnotknowherepistolarystyle,andthatitmightruntopicturesqueexaggeration.Womenalwaysexaggerated;andmoreovershewasnotwhollyathereaseinEnglish,whichsheoftenspokeasifsheweretranslatingfromtheFrench."Jemesuisevadee"putinthatway,theopeningsentenceimmediatelysuggestedthatshemightmerelyhavewantedtoescapefromaboringroundofengagements;whichwasverylikelytrue,forhejudgedhertobecapricious,andeasilyweariedofthepleasureofthemoment.ItamusedhimtothinkofthevanderLuydens’havingcarriedherofftoSkuytercliffonasecondvisit,andthistimeforanindefiniteperiod.ThedoorsofSkuytercliffwererarelyandgrudginglyopenedtovisitors,andachillyweek-endwasthemosteverofferedtothefewthusprivileged.ButArcherhadseen,onhislastvisittoParis,thedeliciousplayofLabiche,"LeVoyagedeM.Perrichon,"andherememberedM.Perrichon’sdoggedandundiscouragedattachmenttotheyoungmanwhomhehadpulledoutoftheglacier.ThevanderLuydenshadrescuedMadameOlenskafromadoomalmostasicy;andthoughthereweremanyotherreasonsforbeingattractedtoher,Archerknewthatbeneaththemalllaythegentleandobstinatedeterminationtogoonrescuingher

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