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Fred suggested hopefully, glancing at his watch. "That is, if you'd like to go. I can telephone and find what time he comes on." Thea hesitated. "No, I think not. I took a long walk this afternoon and I'm rather tired. I think I can get to sleep early and be so much ahead. I don't mean at once, however," seeing Dr. Archie's disappointed look. "I always like to hear Landry," she added.
It would be hard, losing both of us while she's off there." When Dr. Archie got back to Denver he wrote a long letter to Thea, explaining her mother's condition and how much she wished to see her, and asking Thea to come, if only for a few weeks.
The waiter liked nothing better than advising travelers less sophisticated than himself. He told Thea there were a few roses left in the icebox and he would get one. He took the flower and the coffee into the day-coach. Thea pointed out the girl, but she did not accompany him. She hated thanks and never received them gracefully.
"Are you Thea?" I asked trembling. The veils inclined in affirmation. "Where do you dwell?" The veils waved, shaken by the trembling limbs. "Ask me after other things," a muffled voice said. "Why do you no longer appear to me?" "I may not." "Who hinders you?" "You." ... "By what? Am I unworthy of you?" "Yes." In deep contrition I was about to fall at her feet.
"It makes no matter. If you want him, you play him out of lesson hours." "All right." Thea fumbled in her pocket and brought out a crumpled slip of paper. "What does this mean, please? I guess it's Latin." Wunsch blinked at the line penciled on the paper. "Wherefrom you get this?" he asked gruffly. "Out of a book Dr. Archie gave me to read. It's all English but that.
I've loaned money to students before, and got it back, too." "Yes; I know you're generous," Thea hurried over it, "but this will be the best way. He will be here on Friday did I tell you?" "I think you mentioned it. That's rather soon. May I smoke?" he took out a small cigarette case. "I suppose you'll be off next week?" he asked as he struck a match.
She turned to Ottenburg reproachfully: "It's noble music, Fred, from the first measure. There's nothing lovelier than the WONNIGER HAUSRATH. It's all such comprehensive sort of music fateful. Of course, FRICKA KNOWS," Thea ended quietly. Fred sighed. "There, you've spoiled my itinerary. Now I'll have to come back, of course. Archie, you'd better get busy about seats to-morrow."
Kronborg with the family sewing, was for letting Miss Spencer challenge Chicago on Thea's person. Since Ray Kennedy's death, Thea had become more than ever one of Tillie's heroines. Tillie swore each of her friends to secrecy, and, coming home from church or leaning over the fence, told them the most touching stories about Ray's devotion, and how Thea would "never get over it."
Tea, like all other things, may be abused, and a good friend be converted into an enemy. But cold water has killed many persons, and plain bread sometimes proves indigestible. The plant whose leaves yield the tea of commerce is variously termed Camellia Theifera; Thea Sinensis; or Chinensis; Thea Assamica; Thea Bohea and Thea Viridis, according to its origin, variety of the writer's fancy.
Thea nodded good-night to him and settled her head back on her pillow, looking up at the oil lamps. She was going back to Moonstone for her summer vacation, and she was sitting up all night in a day-coach because that seemed such an easy way to save money. At her age discomfort was a small matter, when one made five dollars a day by it.
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