\"DoI？\"saidhe。
\"Ofcourse，\"wentonTaylorafteramoment，\"wehaveastrongpresumptionofconspiracytogetholdofyourBoomCompanystock，whichIbelieveyouputupassecurity。ButIdon’tseehowwehaveanyincontestableproofofit。\"
\"Proof？Whatmoredowewant？\"
\"We’dhavenowitnesstoanyofthesetransactions；norhavewedocumentaryproofs。It’smerelymoralcertainty；andmoralcertaintyisn’tmuchinacourtoflaw。I’llseehim，ifyousayso，though，andscarehimintosomesortofanarrangement。\"
Ordeshookhishead。
\"No，\"saidhedecidedly。\"Rathernot。I’llrunthis。Pleasesaynothing。\"
\"Ofcoursenot！\"interjectedTaylor，atrifleindignantly。
\"AndI’llfigureoutwhatIwanttodo。\"
OrdepressedTaylortostaytosupper；butthelatterdeclined。
Afterafewmoments’conversationongeneraltopicsthelawyertookhisdeparture，secretlymarvellingoverthephlegmaticwayinwhichOrdehadtakenwhathadbeentoTaylor，whenhefirststumbledagainstit，ashockingpieceofnews。
XLVII
Ordedidnotwishtoreturntotheofficeuntilhehadworkedhisproblemout；so，tolendhisabsencethecolourofnaturalness，hedrovebacknextmorningtothebooms。Therehefoundenoughtokeephimoccupiedallthatdayandthenext。Asinthosetimesthelongdistancetelephonehadnotyetbeenattempted，hewascutofffromcasualcommunicationwiththevillage。Lateintheafternoonhereturnedhome。
AtelephonetoCarrollapprisedhimthatallwaswellwithher。A
fewmomentslaterthecallsounded，andOrdetookamessagethatcausedhimtolookgraveandtowhistlegentlywithsurprise。HeatesupperwithBobby。Aboutstar—timehetookhishatandwalkedslowlydownthestreetbeneaththevelvetdarknessofthemaples。
AtNewmark’sheturnedinbetweentheoleanders。
Mallockansweredhisring。
\"No，sir，Mr。Newmarkisout，sir，\"saidMallock。\"I’lltellhimyoucalled，sir，\"andstartedrespectfullybutfirmlytoclosethedoor。
ButOrdethrusthisfootandkneeintheopening。
\"I’llcomeinandwait，\"saidhequietly。
\"Yes，sir，thisway，sir，\"saidMallock，tryingtoindicatethedining—room，wherehewishedOrdetosituntilhecouldcomeathismaster’swishesinthematter。
Ordecaughtthearomaoftobaccoandtheglimmeroflighttotheleft。Withoutreplyheturnedtheknobofthedoorandenteredthelibrary。
TherehefoundNewmarkineveningdress，seatedinaloweasychairbeneathalamp，smoking，andreadingamagazine。AtOrde’sappearanceinthedoorway，helookedupcalmly，hispaperknifepoised，keepingtheplace。
\"Oh，it’syou，Orde，\"saidhe。
\"Yourmantoldmeyouwerenotin，\"saidOrde。
\"Hewasmistaken。Won’tyousitdown？\"
OrdeenteredtheroomandmechanicallyobeyedNewmark’ssuggestion，hismannerpreoccupied。Forsometimehestaredwithwrinkledbrowatapointabovetheilluminationofthelamp。Newmark，overtheendofhiscigar，poisedafootfromhislips，watchedtherivermanwithacoolcalculation。
\"Newmark，\"Ordebeganabruptlyatlast，\"Iknowallaboutthisdeal。\"
\"Whatdeal？\"askedNewmark，afterabarelyperceptiblepause。
\"ThisarrangementyoumadewithHeinzman。\"
\"IborrowedsomemoneyfromHeinzmanforthefirm。\"
\"Yes；andyousuppliedthatmoneyyourself。\"
Newmark’seyesnarrowed，buthesaidnothing。Ordeglancedtowardhim，thenawayagain，asthoughashamed。
\"Well，\"saidNewmarkatlast，\"whatofit？\"
\"Ifyouhadthemoneytolendwhydidn’tyoulenditdirect？\"
\"Becauseitlooksbettertomortgagetoanoutsideholder。\"
AnexpressionofprofounddisgustflittedacrossOrde’scountenance。
Newmarksmiledcovertly，andpuffedonceortwicestronglyonhisnearlyextinctcigar。
\"Thatwasnotthereason，\"wentonOrde。\"YouagreedwithHeinzmantodividewhenyousucceededinforeclosingmeoutofthetimberlandsgivenassecurity。FurthermoreyouinstructedFloydtogooutontheeveofthatblowinspiteofhiswarnings；andyoucontractedwithMcLeodforthenewvessels；andyou’vetiedusuprightandleftforthesolepurposeofpinchingusdownwherewecouldn’tmeetthosenotes。That’stheonlyreasonyouborrowedtheseventy—fivethousandonyourownaccount；sowecouldn’tborrowittosaveourselves。\"
\"Itstrikesmeyouareinterestingbutinconclusive，\"saidNewmark，asOrdepausedagain。
\"Thatsortofthingissomewhatofafacer，\"wentonOrdewithouttheslightestattentiontotheinterjection。\"Ittookmesomedaystoworkitoutinallitsdetails；butIbelieveIunderstanditallnow。Idon’tquiteunderstandhowyoudiscoveredaboutmyCaliforniatimber。That’investigation’wasaveryprettymove。\"
\"Howthedevildidyougetontothat？\"criedNewmark，startledforamomentoutofhiscoolattitudeofcynicalaloofness。
\"Thenyouacknowledgeit？\"shotinOrdequickasaflash。
Newmarklaughedinamusement。
\"Whyshouldn’tI？OfcourseHeinzmanblabbed。Youcouldn’thavegotitallanywhereelse。\"
Ordearosetohisfeet，andhalfsatagainonthearmofhischair。
\"NowI’lltellyouwhatwewilldointhismatter，\"saidhecrisply。
ButNewmarkunexpectedlytooktheaggressive。
\"We’llfollow，\"saidhe，\"theoriginalprogramme，aslaiddownbymyself。I’mtiredofdealingwithblunderingfools。Heinzman’smortgagewillbeforeclosed；andyouwillhandoveraspertheagreementyourBoomCompanystock。\"
Ordestaredathiminamazement。
\"Imustsayyouhavegoodnerve，\"hesaid；\"youdon’tseemtorealisethatyouareprettywelltangledup。Idon’tknowwhattheycallit：criminalconspiracy，orsomethingofthatsort，Isuppose。
Sofarfromhandingovertoyouthebulkofmyproperty，Icansendyoutothepenitentiary。\"
\"Nonsense，\"rejoinedNewmark，leaningforwardinhisturn。\"Iknowyoutoowell，JackOrde。You’reafoolofmorekindsthanIcaretocount，andthisisoneofthekinds。Doyouseriouslymeantosaythatyoudaretrytoprosecuteme？Justassureasyoudo，I’llputHeinzmaninthepentoo。I’vegotitonhim，COLD。He’sabribegiver——andsomewhatofacriminalconspiratorhimself。\"
\"Well，\"saidOrde。
Newmarkleanedbackwithanamusedlittlechuckle。\"Ifthemanhadn’tcometoyouandgiventhewholeshowaway，you’dhavelosteverycentyouowned。Hedidyouthebiggestfavourinhispower。
AndforyourbenefitI’lltellyouwhatyoucaneasilysubstantiate；
Iforcedhimintothisdealwithme。Ihadthisbriberycaseonhim；andinadditionhisownaffairswerealltiedup。\"
\"Iknewthat，\"repliedOrde。
\"Whathadthemantogainbytellingyou？\"pursuedNewmark。
\"Nothingatall。Whathadhetolose？Everything：hisproperty，hissocialposition，hisdaughter’sesteem，whichtheoldfoolholdshigherthananyofthem。Youcouldputmeinthepen，perhaps——withHeinzman’stestimony。ButtheminuteHeinzmanappearsonthestand，I’lllandhimhighanddryandgasping，withoutachancetoflop。\"
Hepausedamomenttopuffathiscigar。Findingithadgoneout，helaidthebuttcarefullyontheashtrayathiselbow。
\"I’mnotmuchusedtogivingadvice，\"hewenton，\"leastofallwhenitisatalllikelytobetaken。ButI’llofferyousome。ThrowHeinzmanover。Lethimgotothepen。He’sbeencrooked，andafool。\"
\"That’swhatyou’ddo，Isuppose，\"saidOrde。
\"Exactlythat。YouowenothingtoHeinzman；butsomethingtowhatyouwouldprobablycallrepentance，butwhichisinrealityamawkishsentimentalityofweakness。However，Iknowyou，JackOrde，fromtoptobottom；andIknowyou’refoolenoughnottodoit。I’msosureofitthatIdareputittoyoustraight；youcouldneverbringyourselftothepointofdestroyingamanwhohadsacrificedhimselfforyou。\"
\"Youseemtohavethisgameallfiguredout，\"saidOrdewithcontempt。
Newmarkleanedbackinhischair。Twobrightredspotsburnedinhisordinarilysallowcheeks。Hehalfclosedhiseyes。
\"You’reright，\"saidhewithanill—concealedsatisfaction。\"Ifyouplayagame，playitthrough。Eachmanisdifferent；foreachadifferenttreatmentisrequired。Thegameisinfinite，wonderful，fascinatingtotheskilful。\"HeopenedhiseyesandlookedoveratOrdewithamildcuriosity。\"Isupposemenareaboutallofonekindtoyou。\"
\"Two，\"saidOrdegrimly；\"thehonestmenandthescoundrels。\"
\"Well，\"saidtheother，\"let’ssettlethisthing。ThefactremainsthatthefirmowesanotetoHeinzman，whichitcannotpay。Youoweanotetothefirmwhichyoucannotpay。Allthismaybeslightlyirregular；butforprivatereasonsyoudonotcaretomakepublictheirregularity。AmIrightsofar？\"
Orde，whohadbeenwatchinghimwithaslightlysardonicsmile，nodded。
\"Well，whatIwantoutofthis——\"
\"Youmightheartheotherside，\"interruptedOrde。\"Inthefirstplace，\"saidhe，producingabundleofpapers，\"Ihavethenoteandthemortgageinmypossession。\"
\"WhenceHeinzmanwillshortlyrescuethem，assoonasIgettoseehim，\"counteredNewmark。\"YouacknowledgethatIcanforceHeinzman；andyoucanhardlyrefusehim。\"
\"IfyouforceHeinzman，he’lllandyou，\"Ordepointedout。
\"ThereisCanadaforme，withnoextradition。Hetravelswithheavierbaggage。Ihavethebettertrumps。\"
\"You’dloseeverything。\"
\"Notquite，\"smiledNewmark。\"And，asusual，youareforgettingthepersonalequation。Heinzmanis——Heinzman。AndIamI。\"
\"ThenIsupposethisaffidavitfromHeinzmanastothedetailsofallthisisuselessforthesamereason？\"
Newmark’sthinlipspartedinanothersmile。
\"Correct，\"saidhe。
\"Butyou’rereadytocompromisebelowthefaceofthenote？\"
\"Iam。\"
\"Why？\"
Newmarkhesitated。
\"I’lltellyou，\"saidhe；\"becauseIknowyouwellenoughtorealisethatthereisapointwhereyourloyaltytoHeinzmanwouldstepasideinfavourofyourloyaltytoyourfamily。\"
\"Andyouthinkyouknowwherethatpointis？\"
\"It’sthebasisofmycompromise。\"
Ordebegansoftlytolaugh。\"Newmark，you’reascleverasthedevil，\"saidhe。\"Butaren’tyouafraidtolayoutyourcardsthisway？\"
\"Notwithyou，\"repliedNewmark，boldly；\"withanybodyelseonearth，yes。Withyou，no。\"
Ordecontinuedtolaugh，stillinthelowundertone。
\"Theworstofitis，Ibelieveyou’reright，\"saidheatlast。\"Youhavethethingsizedup；andthereisn’taflawinyourreasoning。
Ialwayssaidthatyouwerethebrainsofthisconcern。Ifitwerenotforonething，I’dcompromisesure；andthatonethingwasbeyondyourpowertoforesee。\"
Hepaused。Newisark’seyeshalf—closedagain，inaquickd’artingeffortofhisbraintorunbackoveralltheelementsofthegamehewasplaying。Ordewaitedinpatienceforhimtospeak。
\"Whatisit？\"askedNewmarkatlast。\"Heinzmandiedofsmallpoxatfouro’clockthisafternoon，\"saidOrde。
XLVIII
Newmarkdidnotalterhisattitudenorhisexpression，buthisfaceslowlywentgray。Forafullminutehesatabsolutelymotionless，hisbreathcomingandgoingnoisilythroughhiscontractednostrils。
Thenhearosegropinglytohisfeet，andstartedtowardoneofthetwodoorsleadingfromtheroom。
\"Whereareyougoing？\"askedOrdequietly。
Newmarksteadiedhimselfwithaneffort。
\"I’mgoingtogetmyselfadrinkinmybedroom，\"hesnapped。\"Anyobjections？\"
\"No，\"repliedOrde。\"None。Afteryougetyourdrink，comeback。I
wanttotalktoyou。\"
Newmarksnarledathim：\"Youneedn’tbeafraidI’llrunaway。How’dIgetoutoftown？\"
\"Iknowitwouldn’tpayyoutorunaway，\"saidOrde。
Newmarkpassedoutthroughthedoor。OrdelookedthoughtfullyatHeinzman’saffidavit，which，dulydisinfected，hadbeenhandedhimbyDr。McMullenasimportant；andthrustitandtheotherpapersintohisinsidepocket。ThenhearosetohisfeetandglidedsoftlyacrosstheroomtotakeapositionclosetothedoorthroughwhichNewmarkhaddepartedinquestofhisdrink。Forahalfminutehewaited。Finallythedoorswungbrisklyinward。Likeapanther，asquicklyandasnoiselessly，Ordesprangforward。Ashortbutdecisivestruggleensued。InlessthantensecondsOrdehadpinionedNewmark’sarmstohissidewhereheheldthemimmovablewithoneofhisown。TheotherhandherandownNewmark’srightarmtothepocket。Therefollowedaninstantofsilentresistance。
ThenwithasharpcryofmingledangerandpainNewmarksnatchedhishandoutandgazedatrifleamazedlyatthehalfcrushedfingers。
OrdedrewforththerevolverNewmarkhadgraspedconcealedinthecoatpocket。
Withouthesitationheclosedandlockedthebedroomdoor；turnedthekeyinthelockoftheother；triedandfastenedthewindow。Therevolverheopened；spilledoutthecartridgesintohishand；andthentossedtheemptyweapontoNewmark，whohadsunkintothechairbythelamp。
\"There’syourplaything，\"saidhe。\"Soyouwantedthataffidavit，didyou？Nowwehavetheplacetoourselves；andwe’llthreshthismatterout。\"
Hepaused，collectinghisthoughts。
\"Idon’tneedtotellyouthatI’vegotyouaboutwhereyoulive，\"
saidhefinally。\"NorwhatIthinkofyou。Thecaseisopenandshut；andIcansendyouovertheroadforthebestpartofyournaturaldays。AlsoI’vegotthesenotesandthemortgage。\"
\"Quitit，\"growledNewmark，\"you’vegotme。Sendmeup；andbedamned。\"
\"That’sthequestion，\"wentonOrdeslowly。\"I’vebeenatitthreedays，withoutmuchtimeoffforsleep。Youhurtmeprettybad，Joe。
Itrustedyou；andIthoughtofyouasafriend。\"
Newmarkstirredslightlywithimpatience。
\"Ihadahardtimegettingoverthatpartofit；andaboutthree—
quartersofwhatwasleftintheworldlookedmightylikeashesforawhile。ThenIbegantoseethisthingalittleclearer。We’vebeentogetheragoodmanyyearsnow；andasnearasIcanmakeoutyou’vebeenstraightasastringwithmeforeightofthem。ThenI
supposethechancecameandbeforeyouknewityouwereinoveryourneck。\"
Helooked，half—pleadingtowardNewmark。Newmarkmadenosign。
\"Iknowthat’sthewayitmightbe。Amanthinkshe’smightybrave；
andsoheis，aslongashecanseewhat’scoming，andgetreadyforit。Butsomedayanemergencyjustcomesupandtoucheshimontheshoulder，andheturnsaroundandseesitallofasudden。Thenhefindshe’sacoward。It’sprettyhardformetounderstanddishonesty，orhowamancanbedishonest。I’vetried，butIcan’tdoit。Crookednessisn’tmyparticularkindoffault。ButIdoknowthis：thatweeveryoneofushavesomethingtobeforgivenforbysomeone。IguessI’vegotatemperthatmakesmeprettysorrysometimes。Probablyyoudon’tseehowit’spossibleforamantogetcrazymadaboutlittlethings。Thatisn’tyourparticularkindoffault。\"
\"Oh，forGod’ssake，dropthatpreaching。Itmakesmesick！\"brokeoutNewmark。
Ordesmiledwhimsically。
\"I’mnotpreaching，\"hesaid；\"andevenifIwere，I’vepaidagoodmanythousandsofdollars，itseems，tobuytherighttosaywhatI
damnplease。AndifyouthinkI’mworkinguptoaChristianforgivenessracket，you’reverymuchmistaken。I’mnot。Idon’tforgiveyou；andIsurelydespiseyoursort。ButI’mexplainingtoyou——no，tomyself——justwhatI’vebeenatforthreedays。\"
\"Well，turnmeovertoyoursheriff，andlet’sgetthroughwiththis，\"saidNewmarksullenly。\"Isupposeyou’vegotthatpartofitallfixed。\"
Orderose。
\"Lookhere，Newmark，that’sjustwhatI’vebeencomingto，justwhatI’vehadsuchahardtimetogetholdof。Ifeltit，butIcouldn’tputmyfingeronit。NowIknow。I’mnotgoingtohandyouovertoanysheriff；I’mgoingtoletyouoff。No，\"hecontinued，inresponsetoNewmark’slookofincredulousamazement，\"itisn’tfromanyfoolnotionofforgiveness。ItoldyouIdidn’tforgiveyou。
ButI’mnotgoingtoburdenmyfuturelifewithyou。That’sjustplain，ordinaryselfishness。IsupposeIreallyoughttojugyou；
butifIdo，I’llalwayscarrywithmethethoughtthatI’vetakenitonmyselftojudgeaman。AndIdon’tbelieveanymaniscompetenttojudgeanother。Itoldyouwhy——ortriedto——aminuteorsoago。I’velivedclean，andI’veenjoyedtheworldasacleanopen—airsortofproposition——likeawindyday——andIalwayshopeto。I’dratherdropthiswholematter。InashorttimeI’dforgetyou；you’dpassoutofmylifeentirely。Butifwecarrythisthingthroughtoafinish，I’dalwayshavethethoughtwithmethatI’dputyouinthepen；thatyouaretherenow。Idon’tlikethenotion。I’dratherfinishthisuprighthereandnowandgetitoveranddonewithandtakeafreshstart。\"Hepausedandwipedhisbrow，wetwiththeunusualexertionofthisself—analysis。\"Ithinkafellowoughttoactalwaysasifhewasmakingtheworld。Heoughttotrynottoputthingsinitthataregoingtomakeitanunpleasantoranevilworld。Wedon’talwaysdoit；butweoughttotry。NowifIweremakingaworld，Iwouldn’tputamaninapenitentiaryinit。Ofcoursethere’sdangerouscriminals。\"HeglancedatNewmarkalittleanxiously。\"Idon’tbelieyeyou’rethat。You’resharpanddishonest，andneedpunishment；butyoudon’tneedextinction。Anyway，I’mnotgoingtobothermyfuturewithyou。\"
Newmark，whohadlistenedtothislongandramblingexpositionwithincreasingcuriosityandinterest，brokeintoashortlaugh。
\"You’veconvictedme，\"hesaid。\"I’mamostawfulfailure。I
thoughtIknewyou；butthispassesallbelief。\"
Ordebrushedthisspeechasideasirrelevant。
\"Ourassociation，ofcourse，comestoanend。Thereremainthetermsofsettlement。Icouldfireyououtofthiswithoutacent，andyou’dhavetogit。Butthatwouldn’tbefair。Idon’tgiveadamnforyou；butitwouldn’tbefairtome。NowasfortheNorthernPeninsulatimber，youhavehadseventy—fivethousandoutofthatandhavelentmethesameamount。Callthatquits。Iwilltakeupyournotewhenitcomesdue；anddestroytheonegiventoHeinzman。ForallyourholdingsinourcommonbusinessIwillgiveyoumynotewithoutinterestandwithouttimeforonehundredthousanddollars。Thatisnotitsfacevalue，noranythinglikeit，butyouhavecausedmedirectlyandindirectlyconsiderableloss。I
don’tknowhowsoonIcanpaythisnote；butitwillbepaid。\"
\"Allright，\"agreedNewmark。
\"Doesthatsatisfyyou？\"
\"Isupposeit’sgotto。\"
\"Verywell。Ihavethepapershereallmadeout。Theyneedsimplytobesignedandwitnessed。Timbullisthenearestnotary。\"
Heunlockedtheoutsidedoor。
\"Come，\"saidhe。
Insilencethetwowalkedtheblockandahalftothenotary’shouse。HeretheywereforcedtowaitsometimewhileTimbulldressedhimselfandcalledthenecessarywitnesses。Finallythepaperswereexecuted。InthestreetNewmarkpausedsignificantly。
ButOrdedidnottakethehint。
\"Areyoucomingwithme？\"askedNewmark。
\"Iam，\"repliedOrde。\"Thereisonethingmore。\"
Insilenceoncemoretheyreturnedtotheshadowylowlibraryfilledwithitsevidencesofgoodtaste。Newmarkthrewhimselfintothearmchair。Hewasquiterecovered，onceagaintheimperturbable，coldlycalculating，cynicalobserver。Orderelockedthedoor，andturnedtofacehim。
\"Youhavefivedaystoleavetown，\"hesaidcrisply。\"Don’tevershowuphereagain。Letmehaveyouraddressforthepaymentofthisnote。\"
Hetooktwostepsforward。
\"I’veletyouofffromthepenbecauseIdidn’twantmylifebotheredwiththethoughtofyou。Butyou’vetreatedmelikeahound。I’vebeenloyaltothefirm’sinterestsfromthestart；andI’vedonemybestbyit。Youknifedmeintheback。You’readirty，low—livedskunk。Ifyouthinkyou’regoingtogetoffscot—
free，you’remightilymistaken。\"
Headvancedtwostepsmore。Newmarkhalfarose。
\"Whatdoyoumean？\"heaskedinsomealarm。
\"ImeanthatI’mgoingtogiveyouabouttheworstlickingyoueverheardTELLof，\"repliedOrde，buttoninghiscoat。
XLIX
FiveminuteslaterOrdeemergedfromNewmark’shouse，softlyrubbingthepalmofonehandovertheknucklesoftheother。Atthefrontgatehepausedtolookupatthestars。Thenheshutitdecisivelybehindhim。
Upthroughthemapleshadedstreetshewalkedatabriskpace，breathingdeep，unconsciouslysquaringbackhisshoulders。Theincidentwasbehindhim。Inhischaracteristicdecisivemannerhehadwipedthewholedisagreeableaffairofftheslate。Thecopartnershipwithitsgainsandlosses，itsstrugglesandeasysailingwasathingofthepast。Onlythereremained，asafterafloodthesediment，afinalresultofitall，thebalancebetweensuccessesandfailures，agroundbeneaththefeetofnewaspirations。OrdehadtheNorthernPeninsulatimber；theBoomCompany；andthecarryingtrade。Theywereallburdenedwithdebt，itistrue，buttherivermanfeltsurgingwithinhimthereawakenedandpowerfulenergyforwhichoptimismisanothername。Hesawstretchingbeforehimalonglifeofendeavour，thesortofendeavourheenjoyed，exultedin；andinithewouldbeuntrammelledandalone。Theideaappealedtohim。Suddenlyhewasimpatientforthemorrowthathemightbegin。
Heturnedoutofthesidestreet。Hisownhouselaybeforehim，darksaveforthegasjetinthehallwayandthesinglelampinthelibrary。Aharmonyofsoftlytouchedchordsbreathedoutthroughtheopenwindow。Hestopped；thenstoleforwardsoftlyuntilhestoodlookinginthroughthedoorway。
Carrollsatleaningagainstthegoldenharp，hershiningheadwiththesoftshadowsbentuntilitalmosttouchedthestrings。Herhandswerestrayingidlyoveraccustomedchordsandrichmodulations，theplaintivehalf—musicofreverie。Asoftlightfellonherslenderfigure；halfrevealedtheovalofhercheekandthesweepofherlashes。
Ordecrepttoherunheard。Gentlyheclaspedherfrombehind。
Unsurprisedsherelinquishedtheharpstringsandsankbackagainsthisbreastwithahappylittlesigh。
\"Kindoffunbeingmarried，isn’tit，sweetheart？\"herepeatedtheirquaintformula。
\"Kindof，\"shereplied；andraisedherfacetohis。
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