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Chapter 26

           "There’ssomekindofamixture,putupbythedruggists,thathelpsmentostoptheuseoftobacco,"shecalledbackfromthedoor,"andIamgoingtosendyousome." 

           Thedoorclosed,butopenedagain. 

           "Ido,Ido,"shewhisperedtohim; andthistimeshewasreallygone. 

           Maria,withworshipfuleyesthatnonethelesswerekeentonotethetextureofRuth’sgarmentsandthecutofthem(acutunknownthatproducedaneffectmysteriouslybeautiful),sawhertothecarriage. Thecrowdofdisappointedurchinsstaredtillthecarriagedisappearedfromview,thentransferredtheirstaretoMaria,whohadabruptlybecomethemostimportantpersononthestreet. ButitwasoneofherprogenywhoblastedMaria’sreputationbyannouncingthatthegrandvisitorshadbeenforherlodger. AfterthatMariadroppedbackintoheroldobscurityandMartinbegantonoticetherespectfulmannerinwhichhewasregardedbythesmallfryoftheneighborhood. AsforMaria,Martinroseinherestimationafullhundredpercent,andhadthePortuguesegrocerwitnessedthatafternooncarriage-callhewouldhaveallowedMartinanadditionalthree-dollars-and-eighty-five-cents’worthofcredit. 

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