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Chapter 12

           Itwouldn’tdoanyharmtotryit,hedecided,bythetimetheyhadreachedthesidewalk; andheswungbehindRuthandtookuphisstationontheoutside. Thentheotherproblempresenteditself. Shouldheofferherhisarm? Hehadneverofferedanybodyhisarminhislife. Thegirlshehadknownnevertookthefellows’arms. Forthefirstseveraltimestheywalkedfreely,sidebyside,andafterthatitwasarmsaroundthewaists,andheadsagainstthefellows’shoulderswherethestreetswereunlighted. Butthiswasdifferent. Shewasn’tthatkindofagirl. Hemustdosomething. 

           Hecrookedthearmnexttohercrookeditveryslightlyandwithsecrettentativeness,notinvitingly,butjustcasually,asthoughhewasaccustomedtowalkthatway. Andthenthewonderfulthinghappened. Hefeltherhanduponhisarm. Deliciousthrillsranthroughhimatthecontact,andforafewsweetmomentsitseemedthathehadleftthesolidearthandwasflyingwithherthroughtheair. Buthewassoonbackagain,perturbedbyanewcomplication. Theywerecrossingthestreet. Thiswouldputhimontheinside. Heshouldbeontheoutside. Shouldhethereforedropherarmandchangeover? Andifhedidso,wouldhehavetorepeatthemanoeuvrethenexttime? Andthenext? Therewassomethingwrongaboutit,andheresolvednottocaperaboutandplaythefool. 

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