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But she had forgotten now that shrewd Kathleen Saumarez who must earn her livelihood as best she might. She smiled frankly  a purely unprofessional smile. "I was sorry when I heard you were coming," she said, irrelevantly, "but I'm glad now." Mr. Woods  I grieve to relate  was still holding her hand in his. BUT SHE HAD FORGOTTEN NOW THAT SHREWD KATHLEEN SOMMEMOREZ WHO MUST EARN HER LIVELIHOOD AS BEST SHE MIGHT SHE SMILED FRANKLY A PURELY UNPROFESSIONAL SMILE I WAS SORRY WHEN I HEARD YOU WERE COMING SHE SAID IRRELEVANTLY BUT I'M GLAD NOW MISTER WOODS I GRIEVE TO RELATE WAS STILL HOLDING HER HAND IN HIS
yesterday--rather obviously--both striving to put off a necessarily awkward meeting. Now it had come. And now, somehow, their eyes met for a moment, and they laughed frankly, and the awkwardness was gone. "Kathleen," said Mr. Woods, with conviction, "you're a dear." "You broke my heart," said she, demurely, "but I'm going to forgive you." Mrs. Saumarez was not striving to be clever now. And, heavens (thought Billy), how much nicer she was like this! It wasn't the same woman: her thin cheeks flushed arbutus-like, and her rather metallic voice was grown low and gentle. Billy brought memories with him, you see; and for the moment, she was Kathleen Eppes again--Kathleen Eppes in the first flush of youth, eager, trustful, and joyous-hearted, as he had known her long ago. Since then, the poor woman had eaten of the bread of dependence and had found it salt enough; she had paid for it daily, enduring a thousand petty slights, a thousand petty insults, and smiling under them as only women can. HOUGHT EMBARRASSING THEY HAD AVOIDED ONE ANOTHER YESTERDAY RATHER OBVIOUSLY BOTH STRIVING TO PUT OFF A NECESSARY AWKWARD MEETING NOW IT HAD COME AND NOW SOMEHOW THEIR EYES MET FOR A MOMENT AND THEY LAUGHED FRANKLY AND THE AWKWARDNESS WAS GONE KATHLEEN SAID MISTER WOODS WITH CONVICTION YOU'RE A DEAR YOU BROKE MY HEART SAID SHE DEMURELY BUT I'M GOING TO FORGIVE YOU MISSUS SOMBRAEZ WAS NOT STRIVING TO BE CLEVER NOW AND HEAVENS THOUGHT BILLY HOW MUCH NICER SHE WAS LIKE THIS WASN'T THE SAME WOMAN HER THIN CHEEKS FLUSHED ARBITUS LIKE AND HER RATHER METALLIC VOICE WAS GROWN LOW AND GENTLE BILLY BROUGHT MEMORIES WITH HIM YOU SEE AND FOR THE MOMENT SHE WAS KATHLEEN EPPS AGAIN KATHLEEN EPPS IN THE FIRST FLUSH OF YOUTH EAGER TRUSTFUL AND JOYOUS HEARTED AS HE HAD KNOWN HER LONG AGO SINCE THEN THE POOR WOMAN HAD EATEN OF THE BREAD OF DEPENDENCE AND HAD FOUND IT SALT ENOUGH SHE HAD PAID FOR IT DAILY AND DURING A THOUSAND PETTY SLIGHTS A THOUSAND PETTY INSULTS AND SMILING UNDER THEM AS ONLY WOMEN CAN
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