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Chapter XIX

           "Didyou?You’veaquickear." 

           "Ihave;andaquickeyeandaquickbrain." 

           "Youneedthemallinyourtrade." 

           "Ido;especiallywhenI’vecustomerslikeyoutodealwith.Whydon’tyoutremble?" 

           "I’mnotcold." 

           "Whydon’tyouturnpale?" 

           "Iamnotsick." 

           "Whydon’tyouconsultmyart?" 

           "I’mnotsilly." 

           Theoldcrone"nichered"alaughunderherbonnetandbandage;shethendrewoutashortblackpipe,andlightingitbegantosmoke. Havingindulgedawhileinthissedative,sheraisedherbentbody,tookthepipefromherlips,andwhilegazingsteadilyatthefire,saidverydeliberately "Youarecold;youaresick;andyouaresilly." 

           "Proveit,"Irejoined. 

           "Iwill,infewwords.Youarecold,becauseyouarealone:nocontactstrikesthefirefromyouthatisinyou. Youaresick;becausethebestoffeelings,thehighestandthesweetestgiventoman,keepsfarawayfromyou. Youaresilly,because,sufferasyoumay,youwillnotbeckonittoapproach,norwillyoustironesteptomeetitwhereitwaitsyou." 

           Sheagainputhershortblackpipetoherlips,andrenewedhersmokingwithvigour. 

           "Youmightsayallthattoalmostanyonewhoyouknewlivedasasolitarydependentinagreathouse." 

           "Imightsayittoalmostanyone:butwoulditbetrueofalmostanyone?" 

           "Inmycircumstances." 

           "Yes;justso,inyourcircumstances:butfindmeanotherpreciselyplacedasyouare." 

           "Itwouldbeeasytofindyouthousands." 

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