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Instead, Zoie turned her back upon him. "Let's see it," she said, peeping into the bassinette. And then with a little cry of disgust she again looked at Jimmy reproachfully. "Isn't it ugly?" she said. Jimmy's contempt for woman's ingratitude was too deep for words, and he only stared at her in injured silence.
For an instant, Alfred looked down at Zoie, undecided whether to strangle her or to return her embraces. As usual, his self-respect won the day for him and, with a determined effort, he lifted her high in the air, so that she lost her tenacious hold of him, and sat her down with a thud in the very same chair in which she had lately dropped his hat.
He's outside watching the house, now." "Now!" shrieked Zoie, fixing her eyes on the bedroom door, through which Jimmy had lately disappeared and wondering whether he had yet "slipped" down the fire-escape. "Yes," continued Alfred, walking up and down the floor with a masterly stride. "If that woman is caught hanging around here again, she'll get a little surprise.
"You can take Maggie with you," said Zoie, with the air of conferring a distinct favour upon him. "And the wash on my lap," added Jimmy sarcastically. "No," said Zoie, unruffled by Jimmy's ungracious behaviour. "We'll send the wash later." "That's very kind of you," sneered Jimmy, as he unconsciously allowed his arms to slip into the sleeves of the coat Aggie was urging upon him.
"Married married," she murmured, and then with delight she found the half column for which she was searching. "Born," she exclaimed triumphantly. "Here we are! Get a pencil, Zoie, and we'll take down all the new ones." "Of course," agreed Zoie, clapping her hands in glee, "and Jimmy can get a taxi and look them right up." "Oh, CAN he?" shouted Jimmy as he rose with clenched fists.
"Of course I could, Zoie," answered Alfred, flattered by what he considered her desire for his complete devotion, "but " "But not so MUCH," pouted Zoie. "Well, of course, dear," admitted Alfred evasively, as he sank down upon the edge of the bed by her side
"Maggie," she asked in a deep, sepulchral tone, "where do you live?" "Just around the corner on High Street, mum," gasped Maggie. Then, keeping her eyes fixed uneasily on Zoie she picked up her basket and backed cautiously toward the door. "Wait!" commanded Zoie; and Maggie paused, one foot in mid-air. "Wait in the hall," said Zoie. "Yes'um," assented Maggie, almost in a whisper.
Exhausted by what had passed Zoie had ceased to interest herself in the future. It was enough for the present that she could sink back upon her pillows and draw a long breath without an evil face bending over her, and without the air being rent by screams. As for Aggie, she fell back upon the window seat and closed her eyes.
When the coveted food at last arrived, Zoie had become completely engrossed in the headgear of one of her neighbours, and it was only after Jimmy had been induced to make himself ridiculous by craning his neck to see things of no possible interest to him that Zoie at last gave her attention to her plate.
This was indeed a serious predicament; but presently Zoie saw her friend's mouth becoming very resolute, and she surmised that Aggie had solved the problem. "We'll have to get ANOTHER baby, that's all," decided Aggie. "There must be OTHER babies." "Where?" asked Zoie. "There, in the Children's Home," answered Aggie with great confidence, and she returned to the 'phone.
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