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Chapter 9

           "Ithinkyouarehorrid,"shesaid,helplessly,droppinghereyes.

           Heleaneddownacrossthecounteruntilhismouthwasnearherearandhissed,inaverycreditableimitationofthestagevillainswhoappearedinfrequentlyattheAthenaeumHall:"Fearnot,fairlady!Yourguiltysecretissafewithme!"

           "Oh,"shewhispered,feverishly,"howcanyousaysuchthings!"

           "Ionlythoughttoeaseyourmind.Whatwouldyouhavemesay?‘Bemine,beautifulfemale,orIwillrevealall?’"

           Shemethiseyesunwillinglyandsawtheywereasteasingasasmallboy’s.Suddenlyshelaughed.Itwassuchasillysituation,afterall.Helaughedtoo,andsoloudlythatseveralofthechaperonsinthecornerlookedtheirway.ObservinghowgoodatimeCharlesHamilton’swidowappearedtobehavingwithaperfectstranger,theyputtheirheadstogetherdisapprovingly.

           Therewasarollofdrumsandmanyvoicescried"Sh!"asDr.Meademountedtheplatformandspreadouthisarmsforquiet.

           "Wemustallgivegratefulthankstothecharmingladieswhoseindefatigableandpatrioticeffortshavemadethisbazaarnotonlyapecuniarysuccess,"hebegan,"buthavetransformedthisroughhallintoabowerofloveliness,afitgardenforthecharmingrosebudsIseeaboutme."

           Everyoneclappedapprovingly.

           "Theladieshavegiventheirbest,notonlyoftheirtimebutofthelaboroftheirhands,andthesebeautifulobjectsintheboothsaredoublybeautiful,madeastheyarebythefairhandsofourcharmingSouthernwomen."

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