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"
Oh
,
no
,
not
at
all
,
"
and
"
No
,
indeed
,
we
're
just
on
our
way
home
ourselves
.
I
ca
n't
stay
a
minute
,
"
came
from
Sondra
and
Bertine
.
But
now
that
they
were
here
and
Clyde
had
proved
to
be
as
attractive
as
he
was
,
they
were
perversely
interested
to
see
what
,
if
any
,
social
flair
there
was
to
him
.
Gilbert
Griffiths
,
as
both
knew
,
was
far
from
being
popular
in
some
quarters
--
their
own
in
particular
,
however
much
they
might
like
Bella
.
He
was
,
for
two
such
self-centered
beauties
as
these
,
too
aggressive
,
self-willed
and
contemptuous
at
times
.
Whereas
Clyde
,
if
one
were
to
judge
by
his
looks
,
at
least
was
much
more
malleable
.
And
if
it
were
to
prove
now
that
he
was
of
equal
station
,
or
that
the
Griffiths
thought
so
,
decidedly
he
would
be
available
locally
,
would
he
not
?
At
any
rate
,
it
would
be
interesting
to
know
whether
he
was
rich
.
But
this
thought
was
almost
instantly
satisfied
by
Mrs.
Griffiths
,
who
observed
rather
definitely
and
intentionally
to
Bertine
:
"
Mr.
Griffiths
is
a
nephew
of
ours
from
the
West
who
has
come
on
to
see
if
he
can
make
a
place
for
himself
in
my
husband
's
factory
.
He
's
a
young
man
who
has
to
make
his
own
way
in
the
world
and
my
husband
has
been
kind
enough
to
give
him
an
opportunity
.
"
Clyde
flushed
,
since
obviously
this
was
a
notice
to
him
that
his
social
position
here
was
decidedly
below
that
of
the
Griffiths
or
these
girls
.
At
the
same
time
,
as
he
also
noticed
,
the
look
of
Bertine
Cranston
,
who
was
only
interested
in
youths
of
means
and
position
,
changed
from
one
of
curiosity
to
marked
indifference
.
On
the
other
hand
,
Sondra
Finchley
,
by
no
means
so
practical
as
her
friend
,
though
of
a
superior
station
in
her
set
,
since
she
was
so
very
attractive
and
her
parents
possessed
of
even
more
means
--
re
-
surveyed
Clyde
with
one
thought
written
rather
plainly
on
her
face
,
that
it
was
too
bad
.
He
really
was
so
attractive
.
At
the
same
time
Samuel
Griffiths
,
having
a
peculiar
fondness
for
Sondra
,
if
not
Bertine
,
whom
Mrs.
Griffiths
also
disliked
as
being
too
tricky
and
sly
,
was
calling
to
her
:
"
Here
,
Sondra
,
tie
up
your
dog
to
one
of
the
dining-room
chairs
and
come
and
sit
by
me
.
Throw
your
coat
over
that
chair
.
Here
's
room
for
you
.
"
He
motioned
to
her
to
come
.
"
But
I
ca
n't
,
Uncle
Samuel
!
"
called
Sondra
,
familiarly
and
showily
and
yet
somehow
sweetly
,
seeking
to
ingratiate
herself
by
this
affected
relationship
.
"
We
're
late
now
.
Besides
Bissell
wo
n't
behave
.
Bertine
and
I
are
just
on
our
way
home
,
truly
.
"
"
Oh
,
yes
,
Papa
,
"
put
in
Bella
,
quickly
,
"
Bertine
's
horse
ran
a
nail
in
his
foot
yesterday
and
is
going
lame
to-day
.
And
neither
Grant
nor
his
father
is
home
.
She
wants
to
know
if
you
know
anything
that
's
good
for
it
.
"
"
Which
foot
is
it
?
"
inquired
Griffiths
,
interested
,
while
Clyde
continued
to
survey
Sondra
as
best
he
might
.
She
was
so
delicious
,
he
thought
--
her
nose
so
tiny
and
tilted
--
her
upper
lip
arched
so
roguishly
upward
toward
her
nose
.
"
It
's
the
left
fore
.
I
was
riding
out
on
the
East
Kingston
road
yesterday
afternoon
.
Jerry
threw
a
shoe
and
must
have
picked
up
a
splinter
,
but
John
does
n't
seem
to
be
able
to
find
it
.
"
"
Did
you
ride
him
much
with
the
nail
,
do
you
think
?
"
