Jinny said reverently, Now is that a pretty
trick!
She said to Jinny, I dont think I ever met you in
GrandRepublic.
Oh, that beautiful, beautiful hash we used tohave,
back in civilization!
Im sure I can find you something,
madame.
Free from the duties of sightseeing, theylaughed as
pointlessly as schoolchildren.
No oneeven glanced at them, except the male
designer, who lookeddesigning. There isnt one that hasyour fire or your eyes or a
clear skin like yours. He was barely gone when Jinny protested, Four bits? They
probably use the stairs for jumping off into snowdriftsin winter.
New York seems to have brought you two even closer
together. Nord had hoped to have them join himafter the theater, but he did not
leave his name. Probly everybody from Minnesota andpoints west comes in and bothers
him. They followed her while she examined every room. I dont know whether that would
be so easy. Purdwinwas not a gentleman, Fanny mused, Aint he? Are you asglad to see
me as your old man makes out he is?
It made them feel that they were already in
Europe.
She had glittering jet on her bosom, and she took
them to theColony Restaurant. Are you asglad to see me as your old man makes out he
is? He dont try to pull anything on us, likemaybe he does on you folks.
Wecertainly have one thing to boast of: we didnt
try and wheedlepoor Berg into going out with us.
When Judge Blackstaff was reported as having said
that Mr.
Oh, my sweet, youve got poorJinny caught and happy
in a sun-trap at home for the rest of herlife! I knew it, I knew it, oh, my pet, I
absolutely knew it.
They had their sprees of buying, in GrandRepublic,
in St.
New York seems to have brought you two even closer
together. As Cass and she went to bed, Jinny snarled, The very next time,Im going to
say, No. I really came on a couple of days early, hoping to catch you
two.
Bewildered, they learned tonight that great theater
is more realthan reality. Now he asked of the omniscience, Nord is considered a
fineactor in New York, isnt he? I said toa robin, when I woke this morning, I said,
Robin, Ill bet you twoworms that Mr. Maybe there was a ticket agency, over on Sixth
Avenue and downthree blocks?
I really came on a couple of days early, hoping to
catch you two.
The man said to his wife, Our new friend here has
made a prettygood joke. Thats where the real NewYorkers go, say while theyre opening
up their apartments in thefall.