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Chapter VIII. Intimations By Winter: An Ambassador Summoned

           Thedowntownsectionwasnowbare,saveforafewwhistlingstrollers,afewowlcars,afewopenresortswhosewindowswerestillbright.OutWabashAvenuetheystrolled,Drouetstillpouringforthhisvolumeofsmallinformation.HehadCarrie’sarminhis,andhelditcloselyasheexplained.Onceinawhile,aftersomewitticism,hewouldlookdown,andhiseyeswouldmeethers.Atlasttheycametothesteps,andCarriestooduponthefirstone,herheadnowcomingevenwithhisown.Hetookherhandandhelditgenially.Helookedsteadilyatherassheglancedabout,warmlymusing.

           Ataboutthathour,Minniewassoundlysleeping,afteralongeveningoftroubledthought.Shehadherelbowinanawkwardpositionunderherside.Themusclessoheldirritatedafewnerves,andnowavaguescenefloatedinonthedrowsymind.ShefanciedsheandCarrieweresomewherebesideanoldcoal-mine.Shecouldseethetallrunwayandtheheapofearthandcoalcastout.Therewasadeeppit,intowhichtheywerelooking;theycouldseethecuriouswetstonesfardownwherethewalldisappearedinvagueshadows.Anoldbasket,usedfordescending,washangingthere,fastenedbyawornrope.

           “Let’sgetin,”saidCarrie.

           “Oh,no,”saidMinnie.

           “Yes,comeon,”saidCarrie.

           Shebegantopullthebasketover,andnow,inspiteofallprotest,shehadswungoverandwasgoingdown.

           “Carrie,”shecalled,“Carrie,comeback”;butCarriewasfardownnowandtheshadowhadswallowedhercompletely.

           Shemovedherarm.

           Nowthemysticscenerymergedqueerlyandtheplacewasbywatersshehadneverseen.

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