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Chapter 2 Fellow Travellers

           Itmerelywenttotheeffectthatastheyhadallbeenthrowntogetherbychance,andhadallpreservedagoodunderstandingtogether,andwerenowabouttodisperse,andwerenotlikelyevertofindthemselvesalltogetheragain,whatcouldtheydobetterthanbidfarewelltooneanother,andgiveoneanothergood-speedinasimultaneousglassofcoolchampagneallroundthetable?Itwasdone,andwithageneralshakingofhandstheassemblybrokeupforever.

           Thesolitaryyoungladyallthistimehadsaidnomore.Sherosewiththerest,andsilentlywithdrewtoaremotecornerofthegreatroom,whereshesatherselfonacouchinawindow,seemingtowatchthereflectionofthewaterasitmadeasilverquiveringonthebarsofthelattice.Shesat,turnedawayfromthewholelengthoftheapartment,asifshewerelonelyofherownhaughtychoice.Andyetitwouldhavebeenasdifficultasevertosay,positively,whethersheavoidedtherest,orwasavoided.

           Theshadowinwhichshesat,fallinglikeagloomyveilacrossherforehead,accordedverywellwiththecharacterofherbeauty.Onecouldhardlyseetheface,sostillandscornful,setoffbythearcheddarkeyebrows,andthefoldsofdarkhair,withoutwonderingwhatitsexpressionwouldbeifachangecameoverit.Thatitcouldsoftenorrelent,appearednexttoimpossible.Thatitcoulddeepenintoangeroranyextremeofdefiance,andthatitmustchangeinthatdirectionwhenitchangedatall,wouldhavebeenitspeculiarimpressionuponmostobservers.Itwasdressedandtrimmedintonoceremonyofexpression.

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