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When
she
was
not
looking
at
herself
in
a
mirror
,
she
was
studying
the
bill
of
fare
and
deciding
what
she
liked
--
lamb
with
mint
jelly
--
no
omelette
,
no
beef
--
oh
,
yes
,
filet
of
mignon
with
mushrooms
.
She
finally
compromised
on
that
with
celery
and
cauliflower
.
And
she
would
like
a
cocktail
.
Oh
,
yes
,
Clyde
had
heard
Hegglund
say
that
no
meal
was
worth
anything
without
a
few
drinks
,
so
now
he
had
mildly
suggested
a
cocktail
.
And
having
secured
that
and
a
second
,
she
seemed
warmer
and
gayer
and
more
gossipy
than
ever
.
But
all
the
while
,
as
Clyde
noticed
,
her
attitude
in
so
far
as
he
was
concerned
was
rather
distant
--
impersonal
.
If
for
so
much
as
a
moment
,
he
ventured
to
veer
the
conversation
ever
so
slightly
to
themselves
,
his
deep
personal
interest
in
her
,
whether
she
was
really
very
deeply
concerned
about
any
other
youth
,
she
threw
him
off
by
announcing
that
she
liked
all
the
boys
,
really
.
They
were
all
so
lovely
--
so
nice
to
her
.
They
had
to
be
.
When
they
were
n't
,
she
did
n't
have
anything
more
to
do
with
them
.
She
"
tied
a
can
to
them
,
"
as
she
once
expressed
it
.
Her
quick
eyes
clicked
and
she
tossed
her
head
defiantly
.
And
Clyde
was
captivated
by
all
this
.
Her
gestures
,
her
poses
,
moues
and
attitudes
were
sensuous
and
suggestive
.
She
seemed
to
like
to
tease
,
promise
,
lay
herself
open
to
certain
charges
and
conclusions
and
then
to
withhold
and
pretend
that
there
was
nothing
to
all
of
this
--
that
she
was
very
unconscious
of
anything
save
the
most
reserved
thoughts
in
regard
to
herself
.
In
the
main
,
Clyde
was
thrilled
and
nourished
by
this
mere
proximity
to
her
.
It
was
torture
,
and
yet
a
sweet
kind
of
torture
.
He
was
full
of
the
most
tantalizing
thoughts
about
how
wonderful
it
would
be
if
only
he
were
permitted
to
hold
her
close
,
kiss
her
mouth
,
bite
her
,
even
.
To
cover
her
mouth
with
his
!
To
smother
her
with
kisses
!
To
crush
and
pet
her
pretty
figure
!
She
would
look
at
him
at
moments
with
deliberate
,
swimming
eyes
,
and
he
actually
felt
a
little
sick
and
weak
--
almost
nauseated
.
His
one
dream
was
that
by
some
process
,
either
of
charm
or
money
,
he
could
make
himself
interesting
to
her
.
And
yet
after
going
with
her
to
the
theater
and
taking
her
home
again
,
he
could
not
see
that
he
had
made
any
noticeable
progress
.
For
throughout
the
performance
of
"
The
Corsair
"
at
Libby
's
,
Hortense
,
who
,
because
of
her
uncertain
interest
in
him
was
really
interested
in
the
play
,
talked
of
nothing
but
similar
shows
she
had
seen
,
as
well
as
of
actors
and
actresses
and
what
she
thought
of
them
,
and
what
particular
youth
had
taken
her
.
And
Clyde
,
instead
of
leading
her
in
wit
and
defiance
and
matching
her
experiences
with
his
own
,
was
compelled
to
content
himself
with
approving
of
her
.
And
all
the
time
she
was
thinking
that
she
had
made
another
real
conquest
And
because
she
was
no
longer
virtuous
,
and
she
was
convinced
that
he
had
some
little
money
to
spend
,
and
could
be
made
to
spend
it
on
her
,
she
conceived
the
notion
of
being
sufficiently
agreeable
--
nothing
more
--
to
hold
him
,
keep
him
attentive
,
if
possible
,
while
at
the
same
time
she
went
her
own
way
,
enjoying
herself
as
much
as
possible
with
others
and
getting
Clyde
to
buy
and
do
such
things
for
her
as
might
fill
gaps
--
when
she
was
not
sufficiently
or
amusingly
enough
engaged
elsewhere
.
For
a
period
of
four
months
at
least
this
was
exactly
the
way
it
worked
out
.
After
meeting
her
in
this
fashion
,
he
was
devoting
not
an
inconsiderable
portion
of
his
free
time
to
attempting
to
interest
her
to
the
point
where
she
would
take
as
much
interest
in
him
as
she
appeared
to
take
in
others
.
At
the
same
time
he
could
not
tell
whether
she
could
be
made
to
entertain
a
singular
affection
for
any
one
.
Nor
could
he
believe
that
there
was
only
an
innocent
camaraderie
involved
in
all
this
.
Yet
she
was
so
enticing
that
he
was
deliriously
moved
by
the
thought
that
if
his
worst
suspicions
were
true
,
she
might
ultimately
favor
him
.
So
captivated
was
he
by
this
savor
of
sensuality
and
varietism
that
was
about
her
,
the
stigmata
of
desire
manifest
in
her
gestures
,
moods
,
voice
,
the
way
she
dressed
,
that
he
could
not
think
of
relinquishing
her
.
Rather
,
he
foolishly
ran
after
her
.
And
seeing
this
,
she
put
him
off
,
at
times
evaded
him
,
compelled
him
to
content
himself
with
little
more
than
the
crumbs
of
her
company
,
while
at
the
same
time
favoring
him
with
descriptions
or
pictures
of
other
activities
and
contacts
which
made
him
feel
as
though
he
could
no
longer
endure
to
merely
trail
her
in
this
fashion
.
It
was
then
he
would
announce
to
himself
in
anger
that
he
was
not
going
to
see
her
any
more
.
She
was
no
good
to
him
,
really
.
But
on
seeing
her
again
,
a
cold
indifference
in
everything
she
said
and
did
,
his
courage
failed
him
and
he
could
not
think
of
severing
the
tie
.
She
was
not
at
all
backward
at
the
same
time
in
speaking
of
things
that
she
needed
or
would
like
to
have
--
little
things
,
at
first
--
a
new
powder
puff
,
a
lip
stick
,
a
box
of
powder
or
a
bottle
of
perfume
.
Later
,
and
without
having
yielded
anything
more
to
Clyde
than
a
few
elusive
and
evasive
endearments
--
intimate
and
languorous
reclinings
in
his
arms
which
promised
much
but
always
came
to
nothing
--
she
made
so
bold
as
to
indicate
to
him
at
different
times
and
in
different
ways
,
purses
,
blouses
,
slippers
,
stockings
,
a
hat
,
which
she
would
like
to
buy
if
only
she
had
the
money
.
And
he
,
in
order
to
hold
her
favor
and
properly
ingratiate
himself
,
proceeded
to
buy
them
,
though
at
times
and
because
of
some
other
developments
in
connection
with
his
family
,
it
pressed
him
hard
to
do
so
.
And
yet
,
as
he
was
beginning
to
see
toward
the
end
of
the
fourth
month
,
he
was
apparently
little
farther
advanced
in
her
favor
than
he
had
been
in
the
beginning
.
In
short
,
he
was
conducting
a
feverish
and
almost
painful
pursuit
without
any
definite
promise
of
reward
.
