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But
the
moment
the
dinner
was
over
and
while
the
others
were
still
talking
,
the
first
to
put
on
a
dance
record
and
come
over
with
hands
extended
was
Hortense
,
who
was
determined
not
to
be
outdone
by
her
rival
in
this
way
.
She
was
not
particularly
interested
or
fascinated
by
Clyde
,
at
least
not
to
the
extent
of
troubling
about
him
as
Greta
did
.
But
if
her
friend
was
going
to
attempt
a
conquest
in
this
manner
,
was
it
not
just
as
well
to
forestall
her
?
And
so
,
while
Clyde
misread
her
change
of
attitude
to
the
extent
of
thinking
that
she
liked
him
better
than
he
had
thought
,
she
took
him
by
the
hands
,
thinking
at
the
same
time
that
he
was
too
bashful
.
However
,
placing
his
right
arm
about
her
waist
,
his
other
clasped
in
hers
at
her
shoulder
,
she
directed
his
attention
to
her
feet
and
his
and
began
to
illustrate
the
few
primary
movements
of
the
dance
.
But
so
eager
and
grateful
was
he
--
almost
intense
and
ridiculous
--
she
did
not
like
him
very
much
,
thought
him
a
little
unsophisticated
and
too
young
.
At
the
same
time
,
there
was
a
charm
about
him
which
caused
her
to
wish
to
assist
him
.
And
soon
he
was
moving
about
with
her
quite
easily
--
and
afterwards
with
Greta
and
then
Louise
,
but
wishing
always
it
was
Hortense
.
And
finally
he
was
pronounced
sufficiently
skillful
to
go
,
if
he
would
.
And
now
the
thought
of
being
near
her
,
being
able
to
dance
with
her
again
,
drew
him
so
greatly
that
,
despite
the
fact
that
three
youths
,
among
them
that
same
Bert
Gettler
,
appeared
on
the
scene
to
escort
them
,
and
although
he
and
Ratterer
had
previously
agreed
to
go
to
a
theater
together
,
he
could
not
help
showing
how
much
he
would
prefer
to
follow
those
others
--
so
much
so
that
Ratterer
finally
agreed
to
abandon
the
theater
idea
.
And
soon
they
were
off
,
Clyde
grieving
that
he
could
not
walk
with
Hortense
,
who
was
with
Gettler
,
and
hating
his
rival
because
of
this
;
but
still
attempting
to
be
civil
to
Louise
and
Greta
,
who
bestowed
sufficient
attention
on
him
to
make
him
feel
at
ease
.
Ratterer
,
having
noticed
his
extreme
preference
and
being
alone
with
him
for
a
moment
,
said
:
"
You
better
not
get
too
stuck
on
that
Hortense
Briggs
.
I
do
n't
think
she
's
on
the
level
with
anybody
.
She
's
got
that
fellow
Gettler
and
others
.
She
'll
only
work
you
an
'
you
might
not
get
anything
,
either
.
"
But
Clyde
,
in
spite
of
this
honest
and
well-meant
caution
,
was
not
to
be
dissuaded
.
On
sight
,
and
because
of
the
witchery
of
a
smile
,
the
magic
and
vigor
of
motion
and
youth
,
he
was
completely
infatuated
and
would
have
given
or
done
anything
for
an
additional
smile
or
glance
or
hand
pressure
.
And
that
despite
the
fact
that
he
was
dealing
with
a
girl
who
no
more
knew
her
own
mind
than
a
moth
,
and
who
was
just
reaching
the
stage
where
she
was
finding
it
convenient
and
profitable
to
use
boys
of
her
own
years
or
a
little
older
for
whatever
pleasures
or
clothes
she
desired
.
The
party
proved
nothing
more
than
one
of
those
ebullitions
of
the
youthful
mating
period
.
The
house
of
Kittie
Keane
was
little
more
than
a
cottage
in
a
poor
street
under
bare
December
trees
.
But
to
Clyde
,
because
of
the
passion
for
a
pretty
face
that
was
suddenly
lit
in
him
,
it
had
the
color
and
the
form
and
gayety
of
romance
itself
.
And
the
young
girls
and
boys
that
he
met
there
--
girls
and
boys
of
the
Ratterer
,
Hegglund
,
Hortense
stripe
--
were
still
of
the
very
substance
and
texture
of
that
energy
,
ease
and
forwardness
which
he
would
have
given
his
soul
to
possess
.
And
curiously
enough
,
in
spite
of
a
certain
nervousness
on
his
part
,
he
was
by
reason
of
his
new
companions
made
an
integral
part
of
the
gayeties
.
And
on
this
occasion
he
was
destined
to
view
a
type
of
girl
and
youth
in
action
such
as
previously
it
had
not
been
his
fortune
or
misfortune
,
as
you
will
,
to
see
.
There
was
,
for
instance
,
a
type
of
sensual
dancing
which
Louise
and
Hortense
and
Greta
indulged
in
with
the
greatest
nonchalance
and
assurance
.
At
the
same
time
,
many
of
these
youths
carried
whisky
in
a
hip
flask
,
from
which
they
not
only
drank
themselves
,
but
gave
others
to
drink
--
boys
and
girls
indiscriminately
.
And
the
general
hilarity
for
this
reason
being
not
a
little
added
to
,
they
fell
into
more
intimate
relations
--
spooning
with
one
and
another
--
Hortense
and
Louise
and
Greta
included
.
Also
to
quarreling
at
times
.
And
it
appeared
to
be
nothing
out
of
the
ordinary
,
as
Clyde
saw
,
for
one
youth
or
another
to
embrace
a
girl
behind
a
door
,
to
hold
her
on
his
lap
in
a
chair
in
some
secluded
corner
,
to
lie
with
her
on
a
sofa
,
whispering
intimate
and
unquestionably
welcome
things
to
her
.
And
although
at
no
time
did
he
espy
Hortense
doing
this
--
still
,
as
he
saw
,
she
did
not
hesitate
to
sit
on
the
laps
of
various
boys
or
to
whisper
with
rivals
behind
doors
.
And
this
for
a
time
so
discouraged
and
at
the
same
time
incensed
him
that
he
felt
he
could
not
and
would
not
have
anything
more
to
do
with
her
--
she
was
too
cheap
,
vulgar
,
inconsiderate
.
At
the
same
time
,
having
partaken
of
the
various
drinks
offered
him
--
so
as
not
to
seem
less
worldly
wise
than
the
others
--
until
brought
to
a
state
of
courage
and
daring
not
ordinarily
characteristic
of
him
,
he
ventured
to
half
plead
with
and
at
the
same
time
half
reproach
her
for
her
too
lax
conduct
.
"
You
're
a
flirt
,
you
are
.
You
do
n't
care
who
you
jolly
,
do
you
?
"
This
as
they
were
dancing
together
after
one
o'clock
to
the
music
of
a
youth
named
Wilkens
,
at
the
none
too
toneful
piano
.
She
was
attempting
to
show
him
a
new
step
in
a
genial
and
yet
coquettish
way
,
and
with
an
amused
,
sensuous
look
.
"
What
do
you
mean
,
flirt
?
I
do
n't
get
you
.
