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At
the
same
time
,
the
proposition
he
was
now
offering
--
as
thrilling
and
intriguing
as
it
might
be
from
one
point
of
view
--
was
likely
to
cause
him
endless
trouble
--
was
it
not
?
In
the
first
place
he
had
no
money
--
only
fifteen
dollars
a
week
here
so
far
--
and
if
he
was
going
to
be
expected
to
indulge
in
such
expensive
outings
as
these
,
why
,
of
course
,
he
could
not
manage
.
Carfare
,
meals
,
a
hotel
bill
,
maybe
an
automobile
ride
or
two
.
And
after
that
he
would
be
in
close
contact
with
this
Rita
whom
he
scarcely
knew
.
And
might
she
not
take
it
on
herself
to
become
intimate
here
in
Lycurgus
,
maybe
--
expect
him
to
call
on
her
regularly
--
and
go
places
--
and
then
--
well
,
gee
--
supposing
the
Griffiths
--
his
cousin
Gilbert
,
heard
of
or
saw
this
.
Had
n't
Zella
said
that
she
saw
him
often
on
the
street
here
and
there
in
Lycurgus
?
And
would
n't
they
be
likely
to
encounter
him
somewhere
--
sometime
--
when
they
were
all
together
?
And
would
n't
that
fix
him
as
being
intimate
with
just
another
store
clerk
like
Dillard
who
did
n't
amount
to
so
much
after
all
?
It
might
even
mean
the
end
of
his
career
here
!
Who
could
tell
what
it
might
lead
to
?
He
coughed
and
made
various
excuses
.
Just
now
he
had
a
lot
of
work
to
do
.
Besides
--
a
venture
like
that
--
he
would
have
to
see
first
.
His
relatives
,
you
know
.
Besides
next
Sunday
and
the
Sunday
after
,
some
extra
work
in
connection
with
the
factory
was
going
to
hold
him
in
Lycurgus
.
After
that
time
he
would
see
.
Actually
,
in
his
wavering
way
--
and
various
disturbing
thoughts
as
to
Rita
's
charm
returning
to
him
at
moments
,
he
was
wondering
if
it
was
not
desirable
--
his
other
decision
to
the
contrary
notwithstanding
,
to
skimp
himself
as
much
as
possible
over
two
or
three
weeks
and
so
go
anyhow
.
He
had
been
saving
something
toward
a
new
dress
suit
and
collapsible
silk
hat
.
Might
he
not
use
some
of
that
--
even
though
he
knew
the
plan
to
be
all
wrong
?
The
fair
,
plump
,
sensuous
Rita
!
But
then
,
not
at
that
very
moment
--
but
in
the
interim
following
,
the
invitation
from
the
Griffiths
.
Returning
from
his
work
one
evening
very
tired
and
still
cogitating
this
gay
adventure
proposed
by
Dillard
,
he
found
lying
on
the
table
in
his
room
a
note
written
on
very
heavy
and
handsome
paper
which
had
been
delivered
by
one
of
the
servants
of
the
Griffiths
in
his
absence
.
It
was
all
the
more
arresting
to
him
because
on
the
flap
of
the
envelope
was
embossed
in
high
relief
the
initials
"
E.
G.
"
He
at
once
tore
it
open
and
eagerly
read
:
"
MY
DEAR
NEPHEW
:
"
Since
your
arrival
my
husband
has
been
away
most
of
the
time
,
and
although
we
have
wished
to
have
you
with
us
before
,
we
have
thought
it
best
to
await
his
leisure
.
He
is
freer
now
and
we
will
be
very
glad
if
you
can
find
it
convenient
to
come
to
supper
with
us
at
six
o'clock
next
Sunday
.
We
dine
very
informally
--
just
ourselves
--
so
in
case
you
can
or
can
not
come
,
you
need
not
bother
to
write
or
telephone
.
And
you
need
not
dress
for
this
occasion
either
.
But
come
if
you
can
.
We
will
be
happy
to
see
you
.
"
Sincerely
,
your
aunt
,
"
ELIZABETH
GRIFFITHS
"
