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Chapter XXVI. The Ambassador Fallen: A Search For The Gate

           Wasthereanyhopethere?Shemovedtoandfro,indeepandvariedthoughts,whiletheminutesslippedawayandnightfellcompletely.Shehadhadnothingtoeat,andyetthereshesat,thinkingitover.

           Sherememberedthatshewashungryandwenttothelittlecupboardintherearroomwhereweretheremainsofoneoftheirbreakfasts.Shelookedatthesethingswithcertainmisgivings.Thecontemplationoffoodhadmoresignificancethanusual.

           Whileshewaseatingshebegantowonderhowmuchmoneyshehad.Itstruckherasexceedinglyimportant,andwithoutadoshewenttolookforherpurse.Itwasonthedresser,andinitweresevendollarsinbillsandsomechange.Shequailedasshethoughtoftheinsignificanceoftheamountandrejoicedbecausetherentwaspaiduntiltheendofthemonth.Shebeganalsotothinkwhatshewouldhavedoneifshehadgoneoutintothestreetwhenshefirststarted.Bythesideofthatsituation,asshelookedatitnow,thepresentseemedagreeable.Shehadalittletimeatleast,andthen,perhaps,everythingwouldcomeoutallright,afterall.

           Drouethadgone,butwhatofit?Hedidnotseemseriouslyangry.Heonlyactedasifhewerehuffy.Hewouldcomeback—ofcoursehewould.Therewashiscaneinthecorner.Herewasoneofhiscollars.Hehadlefthislightovercoatinthewardrobe.Shelookedaboutandtriedtoassureherselfwiththesightofadozensuchdetails,but,alas,thesecondarythoughtarrived.Supposinghedidcomeback.Thenwhat?

           Herewasanotherpropositionnearly,ifnotquite,asdisturbing.Shewouldhavetotalkwithandexplaintohim.

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