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Chapter 12

           

           “Quick—comealong!”shecried,breathlesswithagitationandimpatience.“Comealongwithmethismoment!”

           “ButyoudeclaredIwasn’t—”

           “Don’tbeasimpleton.Youbehavejustasthoughyouweren’tamanatall.Comeon!Ishallsee,now,withmyowneyes.Ishallseeall.”

           “Well,letmegetmyhat,atleast.”

           “Here’syourmiserablehat.Hecouldn’tevenchoosearespectableshapeforhishat!Comeon!ShedidthatbecauseItookyourpartandsaidyououghttohavecome—littlevixen!—elseshewouldneverhavesentyouthatsillynote.It’samostimpropernote,Icallit;mostimproperforsuchanintelligent,well-brought-upgirltowrite.H’m!Idaresayshewasannoyedthatyoudidn’tcome;butsheoughttohaveknownthatonecan’twritelikethattoanidiotlikeyou,foryou’dbesuretotakeitliterally.”Mrs.Epanchinwasdraggingtheprincealongwithherallthetime,andneverletgoofhishandforaninstant.“Whatareyoulisteningfor?”sheadded,seeingthatshehadcommittedherselfalittle.“Shewantsaclownlikeyou—shehasn’tseenoneforsometime—toplaywith.That’swhysheisanxiousforyoutocometothehouse.AndrightgladIamthatshe’llmakeathoroughgoodfoolofyou.Youdeserveit;andshecandoit—oh!shecan,indeed!—aswellasmostpeople.”

           

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