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She--"
"You forget that she has retired on a competence. She is not in
active employment. Will. You forget that she is one of the Van
Valkens."
"There you go, talking about good old families again. Why is it that
so blamed many of your fine old blue stockings are hunting jobs--"
"Now don't be vulgar, Will," she cut in. "Maud is quite safe with
Miranda, and you know it perfectly well, so don't talk like that. I
think it would be a fearful mistake for you to go to New York. She
would never forgive you and, what is more to the point, she wouldn't
budge a step if you tried to bully her into coming home with you. You
know it quite as well as I do."
He groaned. "Give me a chance to think, Lou. Just half a chance,
that's all I ask. I'll work out some--"
"Wait until her letter comes. We'll see what she has to say. Perhaps
she intends coming home tomorrow, who can tell? This may be a pose on
her part. Give her free rein and she will not pull against the bit.
It may surprise her into doing the sensible thing if we calmly ignore
her altogether.


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