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passed a pleasant summer。            She thought she had never seen her looking 

so   well。    Helen   thought   Miss   Cavendish   herself   was   looking   very   well 

also�察�but Marion said no�察�that she was too sunburnt�察�she would not be able 

to wear a dinner´dress for a month。              There was a pause while Marion's 

quill   scratched   violently   across   Carroll's   note´paper。       Helen   felt   that   in 

some way she was being treated as an intruder�察�or worse�察�as a guest。                     She 

did not sit down�察�it seemed impossible to do so�察�but she moved uncertainly 

about   the   room。     She   noted   that   there   were   many   changes�察  �it   seemed 

more bare and empty�察�her picture was still on the writing´desk�察�but there 

were     at  least   six  new    photographs       of  Marion。      Marion      herself   had 

brought them to the room that morning�察�and had carefully arranged them 

in   conspicuous   places。       But   Helen   could   not   know   that。     She   thought 

there   was   an   unnecessary   amount   of   writing   scribbled   over   the   face   of 

each。 

     Marion      addressed      her   letter   and   wrote     ;Immediate;       across    the 

envelope�察  �and   placed   it   before   the   clock   on   the   mantelshelf。   ;You   will 

find   Philip   looking   very   badly�察─  �she   said�察  �as   she   pulled   on   her   gloves。 

;He   has   been   in   town   all   summer�察  �working   very   hardhe   has   had   no 

holiday at all。      I don't think he's well。       I have been a great deal worried 



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about him�察─�she added。          Her face was bent over the buttons of her glove�察�

and when she raised her blue eyes to Helen they were filled with serious 

concern。 

     ;Really�察─�Helen stammered�察 �II didn't knowin his letters he seemed 

very cheerful。; 

     Marion shook her head and turned and stood looking thoughtfully out 

of the window。        ;He's in a very hard place�察─�she began abruptly�察�and then 

stopped   as   though   she   had   thought   better   of   what   she   intended   to   say。 

Helen tried to ask her to go on�察�but could not bring herself to do so。                  She 

wanted to get away。 

     ;I tell him he ought to leave London�察─�Marion began again�察 �he needs 

a change and a rest。; 

     ;I   should   think   he   might�察─  �Helen   agreed�察   �after   three   months   of   this 

heat。    He wrote me he intended going to Herne Bay or over to Ostend。; 

     ;Yes�察�he had meant to go�察─�Marion answered。                 She spoke with the air 

of    one    who     possessed     the   most     intimate    knowledge       of   Carroll's 

movements and plans�察�and change of plans。                ;But he couldn't�察─�she added。 

;He     couldn't    afford   it。  Helen�察─    �she   said�察  �turning    to  the   other   girl�察�

dramatically�察 �do you knowI believe that Philip is very poor。; 

     Miss   Cabot   exclaimed   incredulously�察   �Poor� ─         �She  laughed。      ;Why�察�

what do you mean�拭─�

     ;I   mean   that   he   has   no   money�察─  �Marion   answered�察  �sharply。     ;These 

rooms   represent   nothing。       He   only   keeps   them   on   because   he   paid   for 

them in advance。        He's been living on three shillings a day。             That's poor 

for him。     He takes his meals at cabmen's shelters and at Lockhart's�察�and 

he's been doing so for a month。; 

     Helen   recalled   with   a   guilty  thrill   the   receipt   of   certain   boxes   of   La 

France rosescut long�察�in the American fashionwhich had arrived within 

the last   month   at   various   country  houses。      She  felt   indignant   at   herself�察�

and miserable。        Her   indignation was   largely due   to the   recollection that 

she had given these flowers to her hostess to decorate the dinner´table。 

     She hated to ask this girl of things which she should have known better 

than   any   one   else。   But   she   forced   herself   to   do   it。 She   felt   she   must 

know certainly and at once。 



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     ;How   do     you   know   this�拭─  �she   asked。     ;Are   you   sure   there   is   no 

mistake�拭─�

     ;He   told   me   himself�察─  �said   Marion�察   �when   he   talked   of   letting   the 

plays   go   and   returning   to America。      He   said   he   must   go   back�察  �that   his 

money was gone。; 

     ;He is gone to America� ─�Helen said�察�blankly。 

     ;No�察 �he   wanted   to go�察�but   I   wouldn't let   him�察─  �Marion   went   on。      ;I 

told him that some one might take his play any day。                  And this third one 

he has written�察�the one he finished this summer in town�察�is the best of all�察�I 

think。    It's a love´story。     It's quite beautiful。;      She turned and arranged 

her veil at the glass�察�and as she did so�察�her eyes fell on the photographs of 

herself    scattered    over   the  mantelpiece�察    �and    she  smiled    slightly。   But 

Helen did not see hershe was sitting down now�察�pulling at the books on 

the table。    She was confused and disturbed by emotions which were quite 

strange to her�察�and when Marion bade her good´by she hardly noticed her 

departure。      What impressed her most of all in what Marion had told her�察�

was�察  �she   was   surprised   to   find�察  �that   Philip   was   going   away。  That   she 

herself   had   frequently   urged   him   to   do   so�察  �for   his   own   peace   of   mind�察�

seemed now of no consequence。               Now that he seriously contemplated it�察�

she recognized that his absence meant to her a change in everything。                   She 

felt for the first time the peculiar place he held in her life。              Even if she 

had seen him but seldom�察�the fact that he was within call had been more of 

a comfort and a necessity to her than she understood。 

     That    he   was   poor�察  �concerned     her   chiefly   because    she   knew     that�察�

although this condition could only be but temporary�察�it would distress him 

not to have his friends around him�察�and to entertain them as he had been 

used to do。      She wondered eagerly if she might offer to help him�察�but a 

second thought assured her that�察�for a man�察�that sort of help from a woman 

was impossible。 

     She resented the fact that Marion was deep in his confidence�察�that it 

was Marion who had told her of his changed condition and of his plans。 

It annoyed her so acutely that she could not remain in the room where she 

had   seen   her   so   complacently   in   possession。     And   after   leaving   a   brief 

note for Philip�察�she went away。            She stopped a hansom at the door�察�and 



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told the man to drive along the Embankmentshe wanted to be quite alone�察�

and she felt she could see no one until she had thought it all out�察�and had 

analyzed the new feelings。 

     So for several hours she drove slowly up and down�察�sunk far back in 

the    cushions    of   the  cab�察  �and   staring    with   unseeing     eyes   at  the  white 

enamelled tariff and the black dash´board。 

     She   assured   herself   that   she   was   not   jealous   of   Marion�察  �because�察  �in 

order to be jealous�察�she first would have to care for Philip in the very way 

she could not bring herself to do。 

     She decided that his interest in Marion hurt her�察�because it showed that 

Philip was not capable of remaining true to the one ideal of his life。                     She 

was sure that this explained her feelingsshe was disappointed that he had 

not kept up to his own standard�察�that he was weak enough to turn aside 

from it for the first pretty pair of eyes。            But she was too honest and too 

just to accept that diagnosis of her feelings as finalshe knew there had 

been many pairs of eyes in America and in London�察�and that though Philip 

had   seen   them�察  �he   had   not   answered   them   when   they   spoke。         No�察  �she 

confessed frankly�察�she was hurt with herself for neglecting her old friend 

so   selfishly   and   for   so   long   a   time�察  �his   love   gave   him   claims   on   her 

consideration�察  �at   least�察  �and   she   had   forgotten   that   and   him�察  �and   had   run 

after strange gods and allowed others to come in and take her place�察�and to 

give him the sympathy and help which she should have been the first to 

offer�察 �and   which   would  have   counted   more   when   coming   from  her   than 

from   any   one   else。     She   determined   to   make   amends   at   once   for   her 

thoughtlessness   and   selfishness�察  �and   her   brain   was   pleasantly   occupied 

with   plans   and   acts   of   kindness。     It   was   a   new   entertainment�察  �and   she 

found she delighted in it。          She directed the cabman to go to Solomons's�察�

and from there sent Philip a bunch of flowers and a line saying that on the 

following   day   she   was   coming   to   take   tea   with   him。      She   had   a   guilty 

feeling that he might consider her friendly advances more seriously than 

she meant them�察�but it was her pleasure to be reckless�此�her feelings were 

running   riotously�察  �and   the   sensation   was   so   new   that   she   refused   to   be 

circumspect       or   to  consider    consequences。        Who     could    tell�察 �she  asked 

herself with a quick�察�frightened gasp�察�but that�察�after all�察�it might be that she 



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