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The scene struck cold against the heat of his anticipation. He sat down in one of the rose-colored chairs, and Julia brought more tea for him, more Lady-bread-and-butter, more pound cakes with nuts and frosting. Ralph was frankly curious. He was also frankly jealous. He was aware that Derry had met Jean for the first time at his mother's dinner dance. And Derry's millions were formidable.
And I want Lady-bread-and-butter, and oh, Ellen, will you have time for little pound cakes?" She knew of course that pound cakes were verboten. She felt, however, that even Mr. Hoover might sanction a fatted calf in the face of this supreme event. She planned that she would receive Derry in the small drawing room. It was an informal room which had been kept by her mother for intimate friends.
And Ralph ate the Lady-bread-and-butter, and the little pound cakes with the nuts and white frosting which had been meant for Derry, and then he walked around the tea-cart and took her hand, and for the seventh time since he had met her he asked her to marry him. "But I don't love you." She was almost in tears. "You don't know what love is I'll teach you." "I don't want to be taught."
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