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"Averil’s Atonement"

           

           “CallhimRAYMONDFITZOSBORNE,”suggestedDiana,whohadastoreofsuchnameslaidawayinhermemory,relicsoftheold“StoryClub,”whichsheandAnneandJaneAndrewsandRubyGillishadhadintheirschooldays.

           Anneshookherheaddoubtfully.

           “I’mafraidthatistooaristocraticanameforachoreboy,Diana.Icouldn’timagineaFitzosbornefeedingpigsandpickingupchips,couldyou?”

           Dianadidn’tseewhy,ifyouhadanimaginationatall,youcouldn’tstretchittothatextent;butprobablyAnneknewbest,andthechoreboywasfinallychristenedROBERTRAY,tobecalledBOBBYshouldoccasionrequire.

           “Howmuchdoyousupposeyou’llgetforit?”askedDiana.

           ButAnnehadnotthoughtaboutthisatall.Shewasinpursuitoffame,notfilthylucre,andherliterarydreamswereasyetuntaintedbymercenaryconsiderations.

           “You’llletmereadit,won’tyou?”pleadedDiana.

           “WhenitisfinishedI’llreadittoyouandMr.Harrison,andIshallwantyoutocriticizeitSEVERELY.Nooneelseshallseeituntilitispublished.”

           “Howareyougoingtoendithappilyorunhappily?”

           “I’mnotsure.I’dlikeittoendunhappily,becausethatwouldbesomuchmoreromantic.ButIunderstandeditorshaveaprejudiceagainstsadendings.IheardProfessorHamiltonsayoncethatnobodybutageniusshouldtrytowriteanunhappyending.And,”concludedAnnemodestly,“I’manythingbutagenius.”

           “OhIlikehappyendingsbest.You’dbetterlethimmarryher,”saidDiana,who,especiallysinceherengagementtoFred,thoughtthiswashoweverystoryshouldend.

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