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Chapter XXXIX. Of Lights And Of Shadows: The Parting Of Worlds

           Infrontofthelinethisshowedupevenmoreeffectually.

           “Thatgirlknowshowtocarryherself,”saidthemanager,anotherevening.Hebegantothinkthatheshouldliketotalkwithher.Ifhehadn’tmadeitaruletohavenothingtodowiththemembersofthechorus,hewouldhaveapproachedhermostunbendingly.

           “Putthatgirlattheheadofthewhitecolumn,”hesuggestedtothemaninchargeoftheballet.

           Thiswhitecolumnconsistedofsometwentygirls,allinsnow-whiteflanneltrimmedwithsilverandblue.Itsleaderwasmoststunninglyarrayedinthesamecolours,elaborated,however,withepauletsandabeltofsilver,withashortsworddanglingatoneside.Carriewasfittedforthiscostume,andafewdayslaterappeared,proudofhernewlaurels.Shewasespeciallygratifiedtofindthathersalarywasnoweighteeninsteadoftwelve.

           Hurstwoodheardnothingaboutthis.

           “I’llnotgivehimtherestofmymoney,”saidCarrie.“Idoenough.Iamgoingtogetmesomethingtowear.”

           Asamatteroffact,duringthissecondmonthshehadbeenbuyingforherselfasrecklesslyasshedared,regardlessoftheconsequences.Therewereimpendingmorecomplicationsrentday,andmoreextensionofthecreditsystemintheneighbourhood.Now,however,sheproposedtodobetterbyherself.

           Herfirstmovewastobuyashirtwaist,andinstudyingtheseshefoundhowlittlehermoneywouldbuy—howmuch,ifshecouldonlyuseall.

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