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"Averil’s Atonement"

           

           “Yesunlessyouhadreformedhim.”

           “Thatwouldn’thavebeenromantic,and,besides,itwouldhavemadethestorytoolong.”

           “Well,anyway,it’saperfectlyelegantstory,Anne,andwillmakeyoufamous,ofthatI’msure.Haveyougotatitleforit?”

           “Oh,Idecidedonthetitlelongago.IcallitAVERIL’SATONEMENT.Doesn’tthatsoundniceandalliterative?Now,Diana,tellmecandidly,doyouseeanyfaultsinmystory?”

           “Well,”hesitatedDiana,“thatpartwhereAVERILmakesthecakedoesn’tseemtomequiteromanticenoughtomatchtherest.It’sjustwhatanybodymightdo.Heroinesshouldn’tdocooking,Ithink.”

           “Why,thatiswherethehumorcomesin,andit’soneofthebestpartsofthewholestory,”saidAnne.Anditmaybestatedthatinthisshewasquiteright.

           Dianaprudentlyrefrainedfromanyfurthercriticism,butMr.Harrisonwasmuchhardertoplease.Firsthetoldhertherewasentirelytoomuchdescriptioninthestory.

           “Cutoutallthoseflowerypassages,”hesaidunfeelingly.

           AnnehadanuncomfortableconvictionthatMr.Harrisonwasright,andsheforcedherselftoexpungemostofherbeloveddescriptions,thoughittookthreere-writingsbeforethestorycouldbepruneddowntopleasethefastidiousMr.Harrison.

           “I’veleftoutALLthedescriptionsbutthesunset,”shesaidatlast.“IsimplyCOULDN’Tletitgo.Itwasthebestofthemall.”

           “Ithasn’tanythingtodowiththestory,”saidMr.Harrison,“andyoushouldn’thavelaidthesceneamongrichcitypeople.

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