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Chapter XXIV. Ashes Of Tinder: A Face At The Window

           Theywon’thavemearoundifmynamegetsinthepapers.Myfriends,too!”Hegrewmoreangryashethoughtofthetalkanyactiononherpartwouldcreate.Howwouldthepaperstalkaboutit?Everymanheknewwouldbewondering.Hewouldhavetoexplainanddenyandmakeageneralmarkofhimself.ThenMoywouldcomeandconferwithhimandtherewouldbethedeviltopay.

           Manylittlewrinklesgatheredbetweenhiseyesashecontemplatedthis,andhisbrowmoistened.Hesawnosolutionofanything—notaloopholeleft.

           ThroughallthisthoughtsofCarrieflasheduponhim,andtheapproachingaffairofSaturday.Tangledasallhismatterswere,hedidnotworryoverthat.Itwastheonepleasingthinginthiswholeroutoftrouble.Hecouldarrangethatsatisfactorily,forCarriewouldbegladtowait,ifnecessary.Hewouldseehowthingsturnedoutto-morrow,andthenhewouldtalktoher.Theyweregoingtomeetasusual.Hesawonlyherprettyfaceandneatfigureandwonderedwhylifewasnotarrangedsothatsuchjoyashefoundwithhercouldbesteadilymaintained.Howmuchmorepleasantitwouldbe.Thenhewouldtakeuphiswife’sthreatagain,andthewrinklesandmoisturewouldreturn.

           Inthemorninghecameoverfromthehotelandopenedhismail,buttherewasnothinginitoutsidetheordinaryrun.Forsomereasonhefeltasifsomethingmightcomethatway,andwasrelievedwhenalltheenvelopeshadbeenscannedandnothingsuspiciousnoticed.

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