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The Garden Party

CHAPTER 3
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She tugged at it--tried to break the stupid little thing--it wouldn't break.
Finally, she had to drag her glove over.

I saw, after that, she couldn't stand this place a moment longer, and, indeed, she jumped up and turned away while I went through the vulgar act of paying for the tea.
And then we were outside again.

It had grown dusky.

The sky was sprinkled with small stars; the big lamps glowed.

While we waited for the car to come up she stood on the step, just as before, twiddling her foot, looking down.
Hennie bounded forward to open the door and she got in and sank back with--oh--such a sigh! "Tell him," she gasped, "to drive as fast as he can." Hennie grinned at his friend the chauffeur.


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