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Chapter 9

           “Acoupleofyearsago,soonafterthenewrailwaywasopened,Ihadtogosomewhereorotheronbusiness.Well,Itookafirst-classticket,satdown,andbegantosmoke,orrathercontinuedtosmoke,forIhadlightedupbefore.Iwasaloneinthecarriage.Smokingisnotallowed,butisnotprohibitedeither;itishalfallowedsotospeak,winkedat.Ihadthewindowopen.”

           “Suddenly,justbeforethewhistle,incametwoladieswithalittlepoodle,andsatdownoppositetome;notbad-lookingwomen;onewasinlightblue,theotherinblacksilk.Thepoodle,abeautywithasilvercollar,layonlightblue’sknee.Theylookedhaughtilyabout,andtalkedEnglishtogether.Itooknonotice,justwentonsmoking.Iobservedthattheladiesweregettingangryovermycigar,doubtless.Onelookedatmethroughhertortoise-shelleyeglass.

           “Itooknonotice,becausetheyneversaidaword.Iftheydidn’tlikethecigar,whycouldn’ttheysayso?Notaword,notahint!Suddenly,andwithouttheveryslightestsuspicionofwarning,‘lightblue’seizesmycigarfrombetweenmyfingers,and,wheugh!outofthewindowwithit!Well,onflewthetrain,andIsatbewildered,andtheyoungwoman,tallandfair,andratherredintheface,toored,glaredatmewithflashingeyes.

           “Ididn’tsayaword,butwithextremecourtesy,Imaysaywithmostrefinedcourtesy,Ireachedmyfingerandthumbovertowardsthepoodle,tookitupdelicatelybythenapeoftheneck,andchuckeditoutofthewindow,afterthecigar.

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