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Chapter 37

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           Hewasdecidedlypleasant,asshenowthought,andyetsosoberandreservedandprobablyconventionalwithalthatwhatshewasholdinginmindtotellhimwouldprobablyshockhimnotalittleandthenwhat?Wouldhedoanythingforher?Andifhewould,howwasshetoarrangeaboutmoney,forthatcertainlywouldbeapointinconnectionwithallthis?IfonlyClydeorsomeonewereheretospeakforher.Andyetshemustspeaknowthatshewashere.Shecouldnotleavewithout.Oncemoreshemovedandtwisted,seizingnervouslyonalargebuttonofhercoattoturnbetweenherthumbandforefinger,andthenwentonchokingly.

           "Butthisis...thisis...well,somethingdifferent,youknow,maybenotwhatyouthink....I...I...well..."

           Againshepaused,unabletoproceed,shadingfromwhitetoredandbackasshespoke.Andbecauseofthetroubledmodestyofherapproach,aswellasacertainclarityofeye,whitenessofforehead,sobrietyofmanneranddress,thedoctorcouldscarcelybringhimselftothinkforamomentthatthiswasanythingotherthanoneofthosemorbidexhibitionsofinnocence,orratherinexperience,inconnectionwitheverythingrelatingtothehumanbodysocharacteristicoftheyoungandunsophisticatedinsomeinstances.

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