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Chapter 17

           "

           "Didheevertellyouhelikedyou?"Iaskedindignantly.

           "No,"saidBiddy,glancingoverhershoulderagain,"henevertoldmeso;buthedancesatme,wheneverhecancatchmyeye."

           Howevernovelandpeculiarthistestimonyofattachment,Ididnotdoubttheaccuracyoftheinterpretation.IwasveryhotindeeduponOldOrlick’sdaringtoadmireher;ashotasifitwereanoutrageonmyself.

           "Butitmakesnodifferencetoyou,youknow,"saidBiddy,calmly.

           "No,Biddy,itmakesnodifferencetome;onlyIdon’tlikeit;Idon’tapproveofit."

           "NorIneither,"saidBiddy."Thoughthatmakesnodifferencetoyou."

           "Exactly,"saidI;"butImusttellyouIshouldhavenoopinionofyou,Biddy,ifhedancedatyouwithyourownconsent."

           IkeptaneyeonOrlickafterthatnight,and,whenevercircumstanceswerefavorabletohisdancingatBiddy,gotbeforehimtoobscurethatdemonstration.HehadstruckrootinJoe’sestablishment,byreasonofmysister’ssuddenfancyforhim,orIshouldhavetriedtogethimdismissed.Hequiteunderstoodandreciprocatedmygoodintentions,asIhadreasontoknowthereafter

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