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Enter Jonas

           Sheisasweetoldthing;butsheneversaysanythingbutgoodofanybodyandsosheisaveryuninterestingconversationalist.

           “AndnowforJonas,Anne.

           “ThatfirstdayIcameIsawayoungmansittingoppositemeatthetable,smilingatmeasifhehadknownmefrommycradle.Iknew,forUncleMarkhadtoldme,thathisnamewasJonasBlake,thathewasaTheologicalStudentfromSt.Columbia,andthathehadtakenchargeofthePointProspectMissionChurchforthesummer.

           “Heisaveryuglyyoungman—really,theugliestyoungmanI’veeverseen.Hehasabig,loose-jointedfigurewithabsurdlylonglegs.Hishairistow-colorandlank,hiseyesaregreen,andhismouthisbig,andhisears—butIneverthinkabouthisearsifIcanhelpit.

           “Hehasalovelyvoice—ifyoushutyoureyesheisadorable—andhecertainlyhasabeautifulsoulanddisposition.

           “Weweregoodchumsrightway.OfcourseheisagraduateofRedmond,andthatisalinkbetweenus.Wefishedandboatedtogether;andwewalkedonthesandsbymoonlight.Hedidn’tlooksohomelybymoonlightandoh,hewasnice.Nicenessfairlyexhaledfromhim.Theoldladies—exceptMrs.Grant—don’tapproveofJonas,becausehelaughsandjokes—andbecauseheevidentlylikesthesocietyoffrivolousmebetterthantheirs.

           “Somehow,Anne,Idon’twanthimtothinkmefrivolous.Thisisridiculous.WhyshouldIcarewhatatow-hairedpersoncalledJonas,whomIneversawbeforethinksofme?

           “LastSundayJonaspreachedinthevillagechurch.Iwent,ofcourse,butIcouldn’trealizethatJonaswasgoingtopreach.

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