Dollyinthemeanwhile，turnedtothecornersofherapron，andmeasuredthesides，andsmoothedoutthewrinkles，andwasassilentashe。Atlastafteralongpause，Joesaidgood-bye。
’Good-bye’——saidDolly——withaspleasantasmileasifheweregoingintothenextstreet，andwerecomingbacktosupper;’good-
bye。’
’Come，’saidJoe，puttingoutbothhands，’Dolly，dearDolly，don’tletuspartlikethis。Iloveyoudearly，withallmyheartandsoul;withasmuchtruthandearnestnessasevermanlovedwomaninthisworld，Idobelieve。Iamapoorfellow，asyouknow——poorernowthanever，forIhavefledfromhome，notbeingabletobearitanylonger，andmustfightmyownwaywithouthelp。Youarebeautiful，admired，arelovedbyeverybody，arewelloffandhappy;
andmayyoueverbeso！HeavenforbidIshouldevermakeyouotherwise;butgivemeawordofcomfort。Saysomethingkindtome。Ihavenorighttoexpectitofyou，Iknow，butIaskitbecauseIloveyou，andshalltreasuretheslightestwordfromyouallthroughmylife。Dolly，dearest，haveyounothingtosaytome？’