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Chapter 10
TheywereprotestantsinhisfamilyandofcourseGertyknewWhocamefirstandafterHimtheBlessedVirginandthenSaintJoseph.Buthewasundeniablyhandsomewithanexquisitenoseandhewaswhathelooked,everyinchagentleman,theshapeofhisheadtooatthebackwithouthiscaponthatshewouldknowanywheresomethingoffthecommonandthewayheturnedthebicycleatthelampwithhishandsoffthebarsandalsotheniceperfumeofthosegoodcigarettesandbesidestheywerebothofasizetooheandsheandthatwaswhyEdyBoardmanthoughtshewassofrightfullycleverbecausehedidn’tgoandrideupanddowninfrontofherbitofagarden.
GertywasdressedsimplybutwiththeinstinctivetasteofavotaryofDameFashionforshefeltthattherewasjustamightthathemightbeout.Aneatblouseofelectricblueselftintedbydollydyes(becauseitwasexpectedintheLady’sPictorialthatelectricbluewouldbeworn)withasmartveeopeningdowntothedivisionandkerchiefpocket(inwhichshealwayskeptapieceofcottonwoolscentedwithherfavouriteperfumebecausethehandkerchiefspoiledthesit)andanavythreequarterskirtcuttothestrideshowedoffherslimgracefulfiguretoperfection.Sheworeacoquettishlittleloveofahatofwideleavedniggerstrawcontrasttrimmedwithanunderbrimofeggbluechenilleandatthesideabutterflybowofsilktotone.AllTuesdayweekafternoonshewashuntingtomatchthatchenillebutatlastshefoundwhatshewantedatClery’ssummersales,theveryit,slightlyshopsoiledbutyouwouldnevernotice,sevenfingerstwoandapenny.
