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

           Hesaidatoncethattherewasnoopeningofanysort,andseemedtoconsiderhersearchfoolish.

           “Chicagoisnoplacetogetastart,”hesaid.“YououghttobeinNewYork.”

           Stillshepersisted,andwenttoMcVickar’s,whereshecouldnotfindanyone.“TheOldHomestead”wasrunningthere,butthepersontowhomshewasreferredwasnottobefound.

           Theselittleexpeditionstookuphertimeuntilquitefouro’clock,whenshewaswearyenoughtogohome.Shefeltasifsheoughttocontinueandinquireelsewhere,buttheresultssofarweretoodispiriting.ShetookthecarandarrivedatOgdenPlaceinthree-quartersofanhour,butdecidedtorideontotheWestSidebranchofthePost-office,whereshewasaccustomedtoreceiveHurstwood’sletters.Therewasonetherenow,writtenSaturday,whichshetoreopenandreadwithmingledfeelings.Therewassomuchwarmthinitandsuchtensecomplaintatherhavingfailedtomeethim,andhersubsequentsilence,thatsheratherpitiedtheman.Thathelovedherwasevidentenough.Thathehadwishedanddaredtodoso,marriedashewas,wastheevil.Shefeltasifthethingdeservedananswer,andconsequentlydecidedthatshewouldwriteandlethimknowthatsheknewofhismarriedstateandwasjustlyincensedathisdeception.Shewouldtellhimthatitwasalloverbetweenthem.

           Atherroom,thewordingofthismissiveoccupiedherforsometime,forshefelltothetaskatonce.Itwasmostdifficult.

           “YoudonotneedtohavemeexplainwhyIdidnotmeetyou,”shewroteinpart.

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