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Chapter 17

           Oh,howitwouldfeeltohavehimtalktoher—sayagainashedidintheboatthatheneverhadseenanyonelooksoprettyasshedidstandingonthebankandlookingforwaterlilies.Many,manythoughts—vague,dreadful,colorful,cametoher—howandwheretheymightgo—be—do—fromnowon,ifonlyshecouldarrangetobefriendswithhimwithoutharmtoherorhim.Ifneedbe,shenowdecided,shecouldresignfromthefactoryandgetaplacesomewhereelse—achangewhichwouldabsolveClydefromanyresponsibilityinregardtoher.

           Therewas,however,anothermentalaswellasemotionalphaseinregardtoallthisandthatrelatedtoherclothes.ForsincecomingtoLycurgusshehadlearnedthatthemoreintelligentgirlsheredressedbetterthandidthoseaboutBiltzandTrippettsMills.Atthesametimeshehadbeensendingafairportionofhermoneytohermother—sufficienttohaveequippedherexceptionallywell,asshenowrealized,hadsheretainedit.ButnowthatClydewasswayinghersogreatlyshewastroubledaboutherlooks,andontheeveningafterherconversationwithhimatthemill,shehadgonethroughhersmallwardrobe,fixinguponasoftbluehatwhichClydehadnotyetseen,togetherwithacheckeredblueandwhiteflannelskirtandapairofwhitecanvasshoespurchasedtheprevioussummeratBiltz.HerplanwastowaituntiltheNewtonsandGracehaddepartedforchurchandthenswiftlydressandleave.

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