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Chapter 6

           Hehaditinhishearttowishthattheycouldpossess,insomesmallmeasure,hergoodnessandglory. Andnotfortheworldcouldhehurtthembecauseoftheiroutreaching. Hewasnotflatteredbyit; heevenfeltaslightshameathislowlinessthatpermittedit. Heknew,didhebelonginRuth’sclass,thattherewouldbenooverturesfromthesegirls; andwitheachglanceoftheirshefeltthefingersofhisownclassclutchingathimtoholdhimdown. 

           Helefthisseatbeforethecurtainwentdownonthelastact,intentonseeingHerasshepassedout. Therewerealwaysnumbersofmenwhostoodonthesidewalkoutside,andhecouldpullhiscapdownoverhiseyesandscreenhimselfbehindsomeone’sshouldersothatsheshouldnotseehim. Heemergedfromthetheatrewiththefirstofthecrowd; butscarcelyhadhetakenhispositionontheedgeofthesidewalkwhenthetwogirlsappeared. Theywerelookingforhim,heknew; andforthemomenthecouldhavecursedthatinhimwhichdrewwomen. Theircasualedgingacrossthesidewalktothecurb,astheydrewnear,apprisedhimofdiscovery. Theysloweddown,andwereinthethickofthecrownastheycameupwithhim. Oneofthembrushedagainsthimandapparentlyforthefirsttimenoticedhim. Shewasaslender,darkgirl,withblack,defianteyes. Buttheysmiledathim,andhesmiledback. 

           "Hello,"hesaid. 

           Itwasautomatic; hehadsaiditsooftenbeforeundersimilarcircumstancesoffirstmeetings. Besides,hecoulddonoless. Therewasthatlargetoleranceandsympathyinhisnaturethatwouldpermithimtodonoless. 

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