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Everything, it reminded her, had been perfect until she and Benis had sat upon the hill in the sunset and talked about Mary. Something had happened then. Like a certain ancestress she had coveted the fruit of knowledge and knowledge had been given her. Not at once Benis had at first been distinctly reluctant but by gentle persistence she had won through his cool reserve.
Just what determining thing had happened to make her flight imperative, Benis could not guess. But he would not have been human if he had not blamed the other man. "The fool has bungled it!" he thought. "Lost control of his precious feelings, perhaps broken through said something frightened her." We may be sure that he cursed John in his heart very completely.
Now that you are in, I wish you would take Desire up to your room. I wired Olive to prepare the west room. It is grey and pink, so nice for Desire who is somewhat pale. The bed is very comfortable, too, and large. But, of course, if you prefer any other room you will change. Desire, my dear, it is your home, I do not forget that. I have had your bags carried up. Benis can manage his own."
"Then I will marry you when you are ready," she said. Being a delayed letter from Dr. John Rogers to his friend and patient, Benis Hamilton Spence. DEAR Idiot: I knew you would get it and you got it. Perhaps after this you will learn to treat your sciatic nerve with proper respect. But there is a worse complaint than sciatica. It lasts longer.
Aunt Caroline called them by their names and, throwing open their doors, announced them in prideful tones. Desire felt very diffident, they were such exclusive rooms, so old and settled and sure of themselves and she was so new. They might, she felt, cold-shoulder her entirely. It was touch and go. All but one room! "This," said her conductor, throwing open a door, "is where Benis does his work.
She is feeling a little tired and would like to run down here for a rest. Desire, my dear, have you any plans with which this would interfere? I said that I would consult you and let her know. You are very careless with your plate, Benis. That Spode can never be replaced." Fortunately her anxiety for the family heirloom absorbed Aunt Caroline's whole attention.
The professor slowly opened the folded sheet. It was a longer note than the one she had left for him. "Dear John," he read, "if I I'd known yesterday that I would leave so soon I could have said good-bye. But my decision was made suddenly. I think you must have seen how it is with Benis and Mary and I can't go without telling you that I knew about it from the first.
I know they will. You don't realize how serious it is. Think how your prestige will suffer." "It has suffered already. Only yesterday Mrs. Walkem, the laundress, told Aunt that your er peculiarities were a judgment on me for 'tryin' to find out them things in folkses minds which God has hid away a-purpose." "But I'm in earnest, Benis more or less." "Let it be less, then.
As it is, we can take our time, engage competent help, select a favorable date and give a reception which will be the very last word in elegance." "Yes! I could get what am I talking about? Of course I shan't do anything of the kind. How can you ask me to? Oh, Benis a heathen!" "Not a bit of it, Aunt. Church of England. But I can see what has happened.
"Not many of us suffer from too much happiness," muttered Benis. "Or too much health," echoed the doctor. "I'd like to tell McClintock that if people would expect more health, they'd get more. The ordinary person expects ill-ness. They have a 'disease complex' that's in your line, Benis. But just supposing they could change the idea Eh?
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