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           HowIwishyouwerehere!It’ssnowingtoday,andI’mrapturous.Iwassoafraidwe’dhaveagreenChristmasandIloathethem.Youknow,whenChristmasisadirtygrayey-browneyaffair,lookingasifithadbeenleftoverahundredyearsagoandhadbeeninsoakeversince,itiscalledaGREENChristmas!Don’taskmewhy.AsLordDundrearysays,‘therearethomethingthnofellowcanunderthtand.’

           “Anne,didyouevergetonastreetcarandthendiscoverthatyouhadn’tanymoneywithyoutopayyourfare?Idid,theotherday.It’squiteawful.IhadanickelwithmewhenIgotonthecar.Ithoughtitwasintheleftpocketofmycoat.WhenIgotsettleddowncomfortablyIfeltforit.Itwasn’tthere.Ihadacoldchill.Ifeltintheotherpocket.Notthere.Ihadanotherchill.ThenIfeltinalittleinsidepocket.Allinvain.Ihadtwochillsatonce.

           “Itookoffmygloves,laidthemontheseat,andwentoverallmypocketsagain.Itwasnotthere.Istoodupandshookmyself,andthenlookedonthefloor.Thecarwasfullofpeople,whoweregoinghomefromtheopera,andtheyallstaredatme,butIwaspastcaringforalittlethinglikethat.

           “ButIcouldnotfindmyfare.IconcludedImusthaveputitinmymouthandswalloweditinadvertently.

           “Ididn’tknowwhattodo.Wouldtheconductor,Iwondered,stopthecarandputmeoffinignominyandshame?WasitpossiblethatIcouldconvincehimthatIwasmerelythevictimofmyownabsentmindedness,andnotanunprincipledcreaturetryingtoobtainarideuponfalsepretenses?HowIwishedthatAlecorAlonzowerethere.

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