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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