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Chapter XLIV. And This Is Not Elf Land: What Gold Will Not Buy

           FifthAvenuewasboardedupwheretherichhaddesertedtheirmansions.MadisonAvenuewaslittlebetter.Broadwaywasfullofloafingthespiansinsearchofnextseason’sengagements.Thewholecitywasquietandhernightsweretakenupwithherwork.Hencethefeelingthattherewaslittletodo.

           “Idon’tknow,”shesaidtoLolaoneday,sittingatoneofthewindowswhichlookeddownintoBroadway,“Igetlonely;don’tyou?”

           “No,”saidLola,“notveryoften.Youwon’tgoanywhere.That’swhat’sthematterwithyou.”

           “WherecanIgo?”

           “Why,there’relotsofplaces,”returnedLola,whowasthinkingofherownlightsometourneyswiththegayyouths.“Youwon’tgowithanybody.”

           “Idon’twanttogowiththesepeoplewhowritetome.Iknowwhatkindtheyare.”

           “Yououghtn’ttobelonely,”saidLola,thinkingofCarrie’ssuccess.“There’relotswouldgivetheirearstobeinyourshoes.”

           Carrielookedoutagainatthepassingcrowd.

           “Idon’tknow,”shesaid.

           Unconsciouslyheridlehandswerebeginningtoweary.

           

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