“You might at least,” she murmured, “have invented a more romantic reason. What of madame, his wife?’ ‘You know more of her than me,’ the girl said with a look of scorn. So far he had not stirred; from his bloodless lips had come no sound. ’ ‘Indeed, I’m beginning to think so,’ he said ruefully. She was civil, but she was obviously impatient to know his errand. For a time she worried about that compulsory bath and cutaneous diseases. I deal with the Malay mostly; but twice a year I visit islands occupied by the true blacks, recently cured of their ancient taste for long-pig. “Allow me,” the doctor said, “to give you a word of advice, Miss Pellissier. “You would appear to be trying to destroy a comradeship which has been very, very pleasant. ” “I would forgive you a great deal more,” he answered readily, “for the sake of an evening like this. Let’s have an advance round of applause for our concertmaster, 249 Lucy Albert!” Lucy was horrified. It had been her home for hundreds of years. She had pushed aside her azure veil, taken off her snow-glasses, and sat smiling under her hand at the shining glories—the lit cornices, the blue shadows, the softly rounded, enormous snow masses, the deep places full of quivering luminosity—of the Taschhorn and Dom. She had not chosen her life, but she was foggy on whether or not it was right to deny others the right to join her in her suffering.
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