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

           “Howcouldyoudeceivemeso?Youcannotexpectmetohaveanythingmoretodowithyou.Iwouldn’tunderanycircumstances.Oh,howcouldyouactso?”sheaddedinaburstoffeeling.“Youhavecausedmemoremiserythanyoucanthink.Ihopeyouwillgetoveryourinfatuationforme.Wemustnotmeetanymore.Good-bye.”

           Shetooktheletterthenextmorning,andatthecornerdroppeditreluctantlyintotheletter-box,stilluncertainastowhethersheshoulddosoornot.Thenshetookthecarandwentdowntown.

           Thiswasthedullseasonwiththedepartmentstores,butshewaslistenedtowithmoreconsiderationthanwasusuallyaccordedtoyoungwomenapplicants,owingtoherneatandattractiveappearance.Shewasaskedthesameoldquestionswithwhichshewasalreadyfamiliar.

           “Whatcanyoudo?Haveyoueverworkedinaretailstorebefore?Areyouexperienced?”

           AtTheFair,SeeandCompany’s,andallthegreatstoresitwasmuchthesame.Itwasthedullseason,shemightcomeinalittlelater,possiblytheywouldliketohaveher.

           Whenshearrivedatthehouseattheendoftheday,wearyanddisheartened,shediscoveredthatDrouethadbeenthere.Hisumbrellaandlightovercoatweregone.Shethoughtshemissedotherthings,butcouldnotbesure.Everythinghadnotbeentaken.

           Sohisgoingwascrystallisingintostaying.Whatwasshetodonow?Evidentlyshewouldbefacingtheworldinthesameoldwaywithinadayortwo.Herclotheswouldgetpoor.Sheputhertwohandstogetherinhercustomaryexpressivewayandpressedherfingers.

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