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Updated: June 25, 2025
"I don't know her any more these days, she is just like stone just as though she were crowding down every emotion or any feeling she ever had. She seems to be holding herself in with all her strength for something and afraid to let go a finger, for fear she would give way altogether. When she told me about that morning at the Cresslers' house, her voice was just like ice; she said, 'Mr.
Gerardy, his nostrils expanded, gave her his back. The older people, who were not to take part Jadwin, the Cresslers, and Aunt Wess' retired to a far corner, Mrs. Cressler declaring that they would constitute the audience. "On stage," vociferated Monsieur Gerardy, perspiring from his exertions with the furniture. "'Marion enters, timid and hesitating, L. C. Come, who's Marion?
He took off his hat, evidently a little nonplussed that she should know his name, and by now she was ready even to browbeat him a little should it be necessary. "Yes, yes," he answered, now much more confused than she, "my name is Jadwin." "I believe," continued Laura steadily, "we were all to be in the same party to-night with the Cresslers.
Then, as he appeared to understand that this young woman was about to speak to him, she noticed an expression of suspicion, almost of distrust, come into his face. No doubt he knew nothing of this other party who were to join the Cresslers in the vestibule. Why should this girl speak to him?
If he had introduced himself to her, had forced himself upon her, she could not be more lofty, more reserved. "I thought perhaps you might telephone," she observed. "They haven't a telephone, unfortunately," he answered. "Oh!" This was quite the last slight, the Cresslers had not a telephone! He was to blame for that, too, it seemed.
And she was so sorry for herself, and so hurt with the sheer strength of her longing to be good and true, and noble and womanly, that as she sat in the front of the Cresslers' box on that marvellous evening, the tears ran down her cheeks again and again, and dropped upon her tight-shut, white-gloved fingers.
He thought the play was going to interest a lot of our church people in his Sunday-school. But he never said a word when it fizzled out. Is he coming to-night?" "Well I declare," said Laura. "How should I know, if you don't?" Jadwin was an almost regular visitor at the Cresslers' during the first warm evenings.
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