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Chapter XIII. His Credentials Accepted: A Babel Of Tongues

           Personally,hedidnotattempttoanalysethemarvelofasaintlywoman.Hewouldtakeoffhishat,andwouldsilencethelight-tonguedandtheviciousinherpresence—muchastheIrishkeeperofaBoweryhallwillhumblehimselfbeforeaSisterofMercy,andpaytolltocharitywithawillingandreverenthand.Buthewouldnotthinkmuchuponthequestionofwhyhedidso.

           Amaninhissituationwhocomes,afteralongroundofworthlessorhardeningexperiences,uponayoung,unsophisticated,innocentsoul,isapteithertoholdaloof,outofasenseofhisownremoteness,ortodrawnearandbecomefascinatedandelatedbyhisdiscovery.Itisonlybyaroundaboutprocessthatsuchmeneverdodrawnearsuchagirl.Theyhavenomethod,nounderstandingofhowtoingratiatethemselvesinyouthfulfavour,savewhentheyfindvirtueinthetoils.If,unfortunately,theflyhasgotcaughtinthenet,thespidercancomeforthandtalkbusinessuponitsownterms.Sowhenmaidenhoodhaswanderedintothemoilofthecity,whenitisbroughtwithinthecircleofthe“rounder”andtheroué,eventhoughitbeattheoutermostrim,theycancomeforthandusetheiralluringarts.

           Hurstwoodhadgone,atDrouet’sinvitation,tomeetanewbaggageoffineclothesandprettyfeatures.Heentered,expectingtoindulgeinaneveningoflightsomefrolic,andthenlosetrackofthenewcomerforever.Insteadhefoundawomanwhoseyouthandbeautyattractedhim.InthemildlightofCarrie’seyewasnothingofthecalculationofthemistress.Inthediffidentmannerwasnothingoftheartofthecourtesan.

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