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Enter Jonas

           Sheisasweetoldthing;butsheneversaysanythingbutgoodofanybodyandsosheisaveryuninterestingconversationalist.

           “AndnowforJonas,Anne.

           “ThatfirstdayIcameIsawayoungmansittingoppositemeatthetable,smilingatmeasifhehadknownmefrommycradle.Iknew,forUncleMarkhadtoldme,thathisnamewasJonasBlake,thathewasaTheologicalStudentfromSt.Columbia,andthathehadtakenchargeofthePointProspectMissionChurchforthesummer.

           “Heisaveryuglyyoungmanreally,theugliestyoungmanI’veeverseen.Hehasabig,loose-jointedfigurewithabsurdlylonglegs.Hishairistow-colorandlank,hiseyesaregreen,andhismouthisbig,andhisearsbutIneverthinkabouthisearsifIcanhelpit.

           “Hehasalovelyvoiceifyoushutyoureyesheisadorableandhecertainlyhasabeautifulsoulanddisposition.

           “Weweregoodchumsrightway.OfcourseheisagraduateofRedmond,andthatisalinkbetweenus.Wefishedandboatedtogether;andwewalkedonthesandsbymoonlight.Hedidn’tlooksohomelybymoonlightandoh,hewasnice.Nicenessfairlyexhaledfromhim.TheoldladiesexceptMrs.Grantdon’tapproveofJonas,becausehelaughsandjokesandbecauseheevidentlylikesthesocietyoffrivolousmebetterthantheirs.

           “Somehow,Anne,Idon’twanthimtothinkmefrivolous.Thisisridiculous.WhyshouldIcarewhatatow-hairedpersoncalledJonas,whomIneversawbeforethinksofme?

           “LastSundayJonaspreachedinthevillagechurch.Iwent,ofcourse,butIcouldn’trealizethatJonaswasgoingtopreach.

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