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well    at   home。     The     lodger�察  �they   gathered�察    �did   not   wish    her   to  be 

independent   of   him   and       the   two   Americans     had   many   arguments       and 

disputes   about   it�察  �but   she   always   said�察   �It   does   no   good�察  �Philip�察  �it   only 

hurts us both when you talk so。           I care for nothing�察�and for no one but my 

art�察�and�察�poor as it is�察�it means everything to me�察�and you do not�察�and�察�of 

course�察�the man I am to marry�察�must。;              Then Carroll would talk�察�walking 

up and down�察�and looking very fierce and determined�察�and telling her how 

he   loved   her   in   such   a   way  that   it   made   her   look   even   more   proud   and 

beautiful。     And she would say more gently�察 �It is very fine to think that 

any one can care for like that�察�and very helpful。              But unless I cared in the 

same way it would be wicked of me to   marry  you�察�and   besides;                      She 



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would add very quickly to prevent his speaking again;                 I don't want to 

marry you or anybody�察�and I never shall。            I want to be free and to succeed 

in my work�察�just as you want to succeed in your work。                  So please never 

speak of this again。;      When she went away the lodger used to sit smoking 

in the big arm´chair and beat the arms with his hands�察�and he would pace 

up    and  down     the  room   while    his  work    would    lie  untouched    and   his 

engagements pass forgotten。 

     Summer      came    and   London     was   deserted�察  �dull�察 �and   dusty�察  �but  the 

lodger stayed on in Jermyn Street。          Helen Cabot had departed on a round 

of visits to country houses in Scotland�察�where�察�as she wrote him�察�she was 

painting   miniatures   of   her   hosts   and   studying   the   game   of   golf。 Miss 

Cavendish   divided   her   days   between   the   river   and   one   of   the   West   End 

theatres。    She was playing a small part in a farce´comedy。 

     One day she came up from Cookham earlier than usual�察�looking very 

beautiful in a white boating frock and a straw hat with a Leander ribbon。 

Her hands and arms were hard with dragging a punting pole and she was 

sunburnt and happy�察�and hungry for tea。 

     ;Why   don't   you   come   down   to   Cookham   and   get   out   of   this   heat�拭─�

Miss Cavendish asked。          ;You need it�察�you look ill。; 

     ;I'd like to�察�but I can't�察─�said Carroll。       ;The fact is�察�I paid in advance 

for these rooms�察�and if I lived anywhere else I'd be losing five guineas a 

week on them。; 

     Miss     Cavendish     regarded     him    severely。     She    had    never    quite 

mastered his American humor。 

     ;But five guineaswhy that's nothing to you�察─�she said。             Something in 

the lodger's face made her pause。          ;You don't mean; 

     ;Yes�察  �I   do�察─  �said   the   lodger�察  �smiling。 ;You   see�察  �I   started   in   to   lay 

siege to London without sufficient ammunition。               London is a large town�察�

and it didn't fall as quickly as I thought it would。           So I am economizing。 

Mr。 Lockhart's Coffee Rooms and I are no longer strangers。; 

     Miss Cavendish put down her cup of tea untasted and leaned toward 

him 

     ;Are you in earnest�拭─�she asked。          ;For how long�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�for the last month�察─�replied the lodger�察 �they are not at all bad 



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clean and wholesome and all that。; 

     ;But the suppers you gave us�察�and this�察─�she cried�察�suddenly�察�waving 

her hands over the pretty tea´things�察 �and the cake and muffins�拭─�

     ;My friends�察�at least�察─�said Carroll�察 �need not go to Lockhart's。; 

     ;And     the  Savoy�拭─    �asked   Miss    Cavendish�察    �mournfully   shaking      her 

head。 

     ;A dream of the past�察─�said Carroll�察�waving his pipe through the smoke。 

;Gatti's�拭    �Yes�察  �on   special   occasions�察  �but   for   necessity�察  �the   Chancellor's�察�

where   one   gets   a   piece   of   the   prime   roast   beef   of   Old   England�察  �from 

Chicago�察�and potatoes for ninepencea pot of bitter twopence´halfpenny�察�

and   a   penny   for   the  waiter。   It's  most    amusing    on   the  whole。    I   am 

learning a little about London�察�and some things about myself。                   They are 

both most interesting subjects。; 

     ;Well�察�I don't like it�察─�Miss Cavendish declared helplessly。               ;When I 

think of those suppers and the flowers�察�I feelI feel like a robber。; 

     ;Don't�察─�begged Carroll。        ;I am really the most happy of men that is�察�

as the chap says in the play�察�I would be if I wasn't so damned miserable。 

But   I   owe   no   man   a   penny   and   I   have   assetsI   have   L*80   to   last   me 

through the winter and two marvellous plays�察�and I love�察�next to yourself�察�

the most wonderful woman God ever made。                 That's enough。; 

     ;But I thought you made such a lot of money by writing�拭─�asked Miss 

Cavendish。 

     ;I dothat is�察�I could�察─�answered Carroll�察 �if I wrote the things that sell�察�

but I keep on writing plays that won't。; 

     ;And such plays� ─�exclaimed Marion�察�warmly�察 �and to think that they 

are going begging。;        She continued indignantly�察 �I can't imagine what the 

managers do want。; 

     ;I know what they don't want�察─�said the American。                 Miss Cavendish 

drummed impatiently on the tea´tray。 

     ;I wish you wouldn't be so abject about it�察─�she said。            ;If I were a man 

I'd make them take those plays。; 

     ;How�拭─�asked the American�察 �with a gun�拭─�

     ;Well�察�I'd keep at it until they read them�察─�declared Marion。                ;I'd sit 

on their front steps all night and I'd follow them in cabs�察�and I'd lie in wait 



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for them at the stage´door。        I'd just make them take them。; 

     Carroll sighed and stared at the ceiling。           ;I guess I'll give up and go 

home�察─�he said。 

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�do�察�run away before you are beaten�察─�said Miss Cavendish�察�

scornfully。     ;Why�察  �you   can't   go now。     Everybody  will be   back in town 

soon�察�and there are a lot of new plays coming on�察�and some of them are 

sure   to   be   failures�察 �and that's   our   chance。 You   rush in   with   your   piece 

and somebody may take it sooner than close the theatre。; 

     ;I'm thinking of closing the theatre myself�察─�said Carroll。             ;What's the 

use of my hanging on here�拭─�he exclaimed。               ;It distresses Helen to know 

I am in London�察�feeling about her as I doand the Lord only knows how it 

distresses me。      And�察�maybe�察�if I went away�察─�he said�察�consciously�察 �she 

might miss me。        She might see the difference。; 

     Miss Cavendish held herself erect and pressed her lips together with a 

severe smile。      ;If Helen Cabot doesn't see the difference between you and 

the   other   men    she   knows    now�察─   �she   said�察  �I  doubt   if  she  ever   will。 

Besides;      she  continued�察    �and   then   hesitated。    ;Well�察   �go   on�察─  �urged 

Carroll。 

     ;Well�察�I was only going to say�察─�she explained�察 �that leaving the girl 

alone never did the man any good unless he left her alone willingly。                     If 

she's sure he still cares�察�it's just the same to her where he is。           He might as 

well   stay   on   in   London   as   go   to   South Africa。  It   won't   help   him   any。 

The difference comes when she finds he has stopped caring。                    Why�察�look 

at Reggie。      He tried that。     He   went away for ever   so long�察�but he kept 

writing me from wherever he 

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