To the world, he was as proper as ever, yet he saw
himself becominga little queer. They hadhim in with Roy and Lillian Drover, and
their attack was launchedimmediately after dinner. Cleo stoutly accompanied him
through the house with her inquiringMrawr? Within a year she was receiving
seventy-five dollars aweek. I wonder if something could havehappened to her? But he
could not endurehaving to explain Jinnys flight. Ofkings and watchmen and babies
left alone to darkness.
Those same boys are now fighting in
hell.
Sometimes he estimated, Iseem to have come out of
my fever of wild-eyed love.
Slowly and shyly the neighbors let him know what
they thought. She could make her repentances moreinfuriating than the original
injuries.
He hoped that she was not lonely then, and he
wanted to speak toher, cheer her, reassure her. His acquaintances did not say much
about the highly publicizedsecret of her absence.
He wrote fully about Cleo, a littleabout his court
room and the Drovers.
She was fundamentally good, as the pleasant Bradd
was fundamentallyevil.
I havent defended myself much, but now Im going
to.
Ofkings and watchmen and babies left alone to
darkness. Cleo stoutly accompanied him through the house with her inquiringMrawr?
She might have worked a little on her job as awife. Perhaps, he thought grimly, her
absence isvery good for my work. Guilt is what makes you send for Sweeney
Fishberg.
Thefriend waited half an hour, and went up to their
room. After the firstspurt, they could think of nothing to say. But he had few
people with whom toplay now.