“Howareyou?”hesaid,easily。”Icouldnotresistthe,temptationtocomeoutthisafternoon,itwassopleasant。”
“Yes,“saidCarrie,haltingbeforehim,“Iwasjustpreparingto,goforawalkmyself。”
“Oh,wereyou?”hesaid。”Supposing,then,yougetyourhatand,webothgo?”
TheycrossedtheparkandwentwestalongWashingtonBoulevard,beautifulwithitsbroadmacadamisedroad,andlargeframehouses,setbackfromthesidewalks。Itwasastreetwheremanyofthe,moreprosperousresidentsoftheWestSidelived,andHurstwood,couldnothelpfeelingnervousoverthepublicityofit。They,hadgonebutafewblockswhenaliverystablesigninoneofthe,sidestreetssolvedthedifficultyforhim。Hewouldtakeherto,drivealongthenewBoulevard。
TheBoulevardatthattimewaslittlemorethanacountryroad。