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A Duel with an End
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Shethoughtamomentandthenreplied:"NoIdonotwantyouto."
Heaskedinsurprise:"Whynot?"
"Because!"
"Thatisnoreason.Theseroomssuitmeverywell.Iamhere;Ishallremain."Helaughed."Moreover,theywerehiredinmyname!"
Butshepersisted:"No,no,Idonotwishyouto."
"Whynot,then?"
Shewhisperedsoftly,tenderly:"Becauseyouwouldbringothershere,andIdonotwishyouto."
Indignantlyhecried:"Never,Ipromiseyou!"
"Youwoulddosoinspiteofyourpromise."
"IswearIwillnot."
"Truly?"
"Truly—uponmywordofhonor.Thisisournest—oursalone!"
Sheembracedhiminatransportofdelight."ThenIagree,mydearest.Butifyoudeceivemeonce—justonce,thatwillendallbetweenusforever."
Heprotested,anditwasagreedthatheshouldsettleintheroomsthatsameday.Shesaidtohim:
"YoumustdinewithusSunday.Myhusbandthinksyoucharming."
Hewasflattered."Indeed?"
"Yes,youhavemadeaconquest.Didyounottellmethatyourhomewasinthecountry?"
"Yes;why?"
"Thenyouknowsomethingaboutagriculture?"
"Yes."
"Verywell;talktohimofgardeningandcrops;heenjoysthosesubjects."
"Allright
