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The Odds

CHAPTER III
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I'll bring some prog if you will, and we'll have one of our old red-letter days.

Is it a promise ?" She hesitated, still half inclined to be ungracious.
"Well," she said at length, moved in spite of herself by his persuasive attitude, "I will come to please you, on one condition." "Good!" ejaculated Jerry.

"It's done, whatever it is." "Don't be absurd!" she protested, trying to be stern and failing somewhat ignominiously.

"I will come only if you will promise not to talk about anything that you see I don't like." "Bless your heart," said Jerry, lifting her fingertips to his lips, "I won't utter a syllable, good or bad, without your express permission.
You'll come, then ?" "Yes, I'll come," she said, allowing the smile that would not be suppressed.

"But if you don't make it very nice, I shall never come again." "All right," said Jerry cheerily.


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