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Chapter XXXII. The Feast Of Belshazzar: A Seer To Translate

           

           JustthislittleapprovalsetCarrie’sheartbounding.Ah,ifshecouldonlybeanactress—agoodone!Thismanwaswise—heknew—andheapprovedofit.Ifshewereafineactress,suchmenashewouldapproveofher.Shefeltthathewasgoodtospeakashehad,althoughitdidnotconcernheratall.Shedidnotknowwhyshefeltthisway.

           Atthecloseoftheshowitsuddenlydevelopedthathewasnotgoingbackwiththem.

           “Oh,aren’tyou?”saidCarrie,withanunwarrantablefeeling.

           “Oh,no,”hesaid;“I’mstoppingrightaroundhereinThirty-thirdStreet.”

           Carriecouldnotsayanythingelse,butsomehowthisdevelopmentshockedher.Shehadbeenregrettingthewaneofapleasantevening,butshehadthoughttherewasahalf-hourmore.Oh,thehalf-hours,theminutesoftheworld;whatmiseriesandgriefsarecrowdedintothem!

           Shesaidgood-byewithfeignedindifference.Whatmattercoulditmake?Still,thecoachseemedlorn.

           Whenshewentintoherownflatshehadthistothinkabout.Shedidnotknowwhethershewouldeverseethismananymore.Whatdifferencecoulditmake—whatdifferencecoulditmake?

           Hurstwoodhadreturned,andwasalreadyinbed.Hisclotheswerescatteredlooselyabout.Carriecametothedoorandsawhim,thenretreated.Shedidnotwanttogoinyetawhile.Shewantedtothink.Itwasdisagreeabletoher.

           Backinthedining-roomshesatinherchairandrocked.Herlittlehandswerefoldedtightlyasshethought.Throughafogoflongingandconflictingdesiresshewasbeginningtosee

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