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Under the Umbrella

           "

           Jo’scheekswereasredasherribbon,andshewonderedwhathethoughtofher,butshedidn’tcare,forinaminuteshefoundherselfwalkingawayarminarmwithherProfessor,feelingasifthesunhadsuddenlyburstoutwithuncommonbrilliancy,thattheworldwasallrightagain,andthatonethoroughlyhappywomanwaspaddlingthroughthewetthatday.

           "Wethoughtyouhadgone,"saidJohastily,forsheknewhewaslookingather.Herbonnetwasn’tbigenoughtohideherface,andshefearedhemightthinkthejoyitbetrayedunmaidenly.

           "DidyoubelievethatIshouldgowithnofarewelltothosewhohafbeensoheavenlykindtome?"heaskedsoreproachfullythatshefeltasifshehadinsultedhimbythesuggestion,andansweredheartily...

           "No,Ididn’t.Iknewyouwerebusyaboutyourownaffairs,butwerathermissedyou,FatherandMotherespecially."

           "Andyou?"

           "I’malwaysgladtoseeyou,sir."

           Inheranxietytokeephervoicequitecalm,Jomadeitrathercool,andthefrostylittlemonosyllableattheendseemedtochilltheProfessor,forhissmilevanished,ashesaidgravely...

           "Ithankyou,andcomeonemoretimebeforeIgo."

           "Youaregoing,then?"

           "Ihafnolongeranybusinesshere,itisdone.

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