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Rather,he snapped his fingers sharply, and cried Heel! Many people have that
desire, saidStarwick wearily. It was wonderful to get aninvitation from someone
asking me to dinner. I was the only delicate flower among them, he went onwith
a cold impassive irony.
So come up, kid, as soon as you can: weought to have
one more session before I go.
Starwick made no answer for a moment, but sat
looking out acrossthe river.
There is a great river ofenergy in you and it
keeps bursting over and breaking loose.
It was October, and he had come home
again: he could notbelieve that his father was dead. Starwick and Eugene, I
suppose well have to say good-bye,said Effie regretfully. It seems to me that
youre the one whos doing that! Well cooksome grub and chew the rag a while. In
a moment he got up, and laughing his infectious laugh, said:Come on, lets
go.
Doesthat demand a whole volume of explanation?
And the note was
signed,Francis Starwick. The ripe, the golden month has comeagain, and in
Virginia the chinkapins are falling.
No, he said coldly, Iconfess I see nothing
extraordinary about that at all.
I had heard that a mannamed Starwick was
Hatchers assistant.
However, I already knewwho you were when your invitation
came. I think it is easier for you to speakabout these things than it is for
me. And yet it never occurred to me that I was beingmysterious or secretive.
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