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           WhenitwaswrittensheblotteditneatlyandhandedittoArcher."Whatapity,"shesaid,"thatyouandEllenwillcrosseachotherontheway!—Newland,"sheadded,turningtohermotherandaunt,"isobligedtogotoWashingtonaboutapatentlaw-suitthatiscomingupbeforetheSupremeCourt.IsupposeUncleLovellwillbebackbytomorrownight,andwithGrannyimprovingsomuchitdoesn’tseemrighttoaskNewlandtogiveupanimportantengagementforthefirm—doesit?"Shepaused,asifforananswer,andMrs.Wellandhastilydeclared:"Oh,ofcoursenot,darling.YourGrannywouldbethelastpersontowishit."AsArcherlefttheroomwiththetelegram,heheardhismother-in-lawadd,presumablytoMrs.LovellMingott:"ButwhyonearthsheshouldmakeyoutelegraphforEllenOlenska—"andMay’sclearvoicerejoin:"Perhapsit’stourgeonheragainthatafterallherdutyiswithherhusband."TheouterdoorclosedonArcherandhewalkedhastilyawaytowardthetelegraphoffice.