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"I hope you won't do that"

"You won't know, K You'll be back with your old friends You'll have

forgotten the Street and all of us"

"Do you really think that?"

"Girls who have been everywhere, and have lovely clothes, and on't

know a T bandage froht!"

"There will never be anybody in the world like you tothat to co that it hurts even to

think about it! Ever since the night I ca there on the steps--oh, my dear, my dear, if you only cared a

little!"

Because he was afraid that he would get out of hand and take her in his

arms,--which would be idiotic, since, of course, she did not care for hiave hi a pathetic appeal to the wind-shield

"I have been trying to !" said Sidney "I

love you so much that--K, won't you take me in your arms?"

Take her in his arms! He almost crushed her He held her to hiasped It was as if hearrears of hopelessness He held her off a bit to look at her, as if

to be sure it was she and no changeling, and as if he wanted her eyes to