youaregoingitHasn’tanykindfriendtoldyouthatshe’sthemostdangerouswomaninSimla？”
YeerechuckledandpassedoutWhen，ohwhen，wouldhisnewclothesbeready？HedescendedintotheMalltoinquire；andMrsHauksbee，comingovertheChurchRidgeinher’rickshaw，lookeddownuponhimapprovingly’He’slearningtocarryhimselfasifwereaman，insteadofapieceoffurniture，-and。”shescreweduphereyestoseethebetterthroughthesunlight-“heisamanwhenheholdshimselflikethat。
OhblessedConceit，whatshouldwebewithoutyou？”
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