Финансист

Chapter VIII

           I’mnotlongenoughfree."

           "Oh,longenoughnothing!"heexclaimed,irritably."That’stheonethingIhaveagainstyouyouaresoworriedaboutwhatpeoplethink.Theydon’tmakeyourlife.Theycertainlydon’tmakemine.Thinkofyourselffirst.Youhaveyourownlifetomake.Areyougoingtoletwhatotherpeoplethinkstandinthewayofwhatyouwanttodo?"

           "ButIdon’twantto,"shesmiled.

           Hearoseandcameovertoher,lookingintohereyes.

           "Well?"sheasked,nervously,quizzically.

           Hemerelylookedather.

           "Well?"shequeried,moreflustered.

           Hestoopeddowntotakeherarms,butshegotup.

           "Nowyoumustnotcomenearme,"shepleaded,determinedly."I’llgointhehouse,andI’llnotletyoucomeanymore.It’sterrible!You’resilly!Youmustn’tinterestyourselfinme."

           Shedidshowagooddealofdetermination,andhedesisted.Butforthetimebeingonly.Hecalledagainandagain.Thenonenight,whentheyhadgoneinsidebecauseofthemosquitoes,andwhenshehadinsistedthathemuststopcomingtoseeher,thathisattentionswerenoticeabletoothers,andthatshewouldbedisgraced,hecaughther,underdesperateprotest,inhisarms.

           "Now,seehere!"sheexclaimed."Itoldyou!It’ssilly!Youmustn’tkissme!Howdareyou!Oh!oh!oh!—"

           Shebrokeawayandranupthenear-bystairwaytoherroom.

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