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Oh,thatdevilishwoman!Letherhaveacare!Shemaypushmetoofar.Whenthelawcannothelpaman,hemaymakealawforhimself.ShemetmeintheHighStreetyesterdayeveningandspoketome.Itwasaswellforher,perhaps,thatitwasnotbetweenthehedgesofalonelycountryroad.SheaskedmewithhercoldsmilewhetherIhadbeenchastenedyet.Ididnotdeigntoanswerher."Wemusttryanotherturnofthescrew;"saidshe.Haveacare,mylady,haveacare!Ihadheratmymercyonce.Perhapsanotherchancemaycome.April28.Thesuspensionofmylectureshiphashadtheeffectalsooftakingawayhermeansofannoyingme,andsoIhaveenjoyedtwoblesseddaysofpeace.Afterall,thereisnoreasontodespair.Sympathypoursintomefromallsides,andeveryoneagreesthatitismydevotiontoscienceandthearduousnatureofmyresearcheswhichhaveshakenmynervoussystem.Ihavehadthekindestmessagefromthecounciladvisingmetotravelabroad,andexpressingtheconfidenthopethatImaybeabletoresumeallmydutiesbythebeginningofthesummerterm.Nothingcouldbemoreflatteringthantheirallusionstomycareerandtomyservicestotheuniversity.Itisonlyinmisfortunethatonecantestone’sownpopularity.Thiscreaturemaywearyoftormentingme,andthenallmayyetbewell.MayGodgrantit!April29.Oursleepylittletownhashadasmallsensation.Theonlyknowledgeofcrimewhichweeverhaveiswhenarowdyundergraduatebreaksafewlampsorcomestoblowswithapoliceman.
