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Chapter XXXIII. The Hotel Concert

           Anne,steppingbacktoherseat,blushingwithshynessanddelight,foundherhandvigorouslyclaspedandshakenbythestoutladyinpinksilk.

           “Mydear,youdidsplendidly,”shepuffed.“I’vebeencryinglikeababy,actuallyIhave.There,they’reencoringyou—they’reboundtohaveyouback!”

           “Oh,Ican’tgo,”saidAnneconfusedly.“Butyet—Imust,orMatthewwillbedisappointed.Hesaidtheywouldencoreme.”

           “Thendon’tdisappointMatthew,”saidthepinklady,laughing.

           Smiling,blushing,limpideyed,Annetrippedbackandgaveaquaint,funnylittleselectionthatcaptivatedheraudiencestillfurther.Therestoftheeveningwasquitealittletriumphforher.

           Whentheconcertwasover,thestout,pinklady—whowasthewifeofanAmericanmillionaire—tookherunderherwing,andintroducedhertoeverybody;andeverybodywasverynicetoher.Theprofessionalelocutionist,Mrs.Evans,cameandchattedwithher,tellingherthatshehadacharmingvoiceand“interpreted”herselectionsbeautifully.Eventhewhite-lacegirlpaidheralanguidlittlecompliment.Theyhadsupperinthebig,beautifullydecorateddiningroom;DianaandJanewereinvitedtopartakeofthis,also,sincetheyhadcomewithAnne,butBillywasnowheretobefound,havingdecampedinmortalfearofsomesuchinvitation.Hewasinwaitingforthem,withtheteam,however,whenitwasallover,andthethreegirlscamemerrilyoutintothecalm,whitemoonshineradiance.Annebreatheddeeply,andlookedintotheclearskybeyondthedarkboughsofthefirs.

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