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Chapter XXXIX. Of Lights And Of Shadows: The Parting Of Worlds

           

           “Yes;butIcan’tgetalongwithmypeople.Theyalwayswantmetodowhattheywant.Doyoulivehere?”

           “Yes,”saidCarrie.

           “Withyourfamily?”

           Carriewasashamedtosaythatshewasmarried.Shehadtalkedsomuchaboutgettingmoresalaryandconfessedtosomuchanxietyaboutherfuture,thatnow,whenthedirectquestionoffactwaswaiting,shecouldnottellthisgirl.

           “Withsomerelatives,”sheanswered.

           MissOsbornetookitforgrantedthat,likeherself,Carrie’stimewasherown.Sheinvariablyaskedhertostay,proposinglittleoutingsandotherthingsofthatsortuntilCarriebeganneglectingherdinnerhours.Hurstwoodnoticedit,butfeltinnopositiontoquarrelwithher.Severaltimesshecamesolateasscarcelytohaveanhourinwhichtopatchupamealandstartforthetheatre.

           “Doyourehearseintheafternoons?”Hurstwoodonceasked,concealingalmostcompletelythecynicalprotestandregretwhichpromptedit.

           “No;Iwaslookingaroundforanotherplace,”saidCarrie.

           Asamatteroffactshewas,butonlyinsuchawayasfurnishedtheleaststrawofanexcuse.MissOsborneandshehadgonetotheofficeofthemanagerwhowastoproducethenewoperaattheBroadwayandreturnedstraighttotheformer’sroom,wheretheyhadbeensincethreeo’clock.

           Carriefeltthisquestiontobeaninfringementonherliberty.Shedidnottakeintoaccounthowmuchlibertyshewassecuring.Onlythelateststep,thenewestfreedom,mustnotbequestioned.

           Hurstwoodsawitallclearlyenough.

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