“Ifyouwouldleaveyouraddress，“continuedtheofficialwithpersistentpoliteness，“wecouldadviseyouofanylaterdeposittoyourcredit。“
“Itishardlynecessary，“returnedtheyounglady。“Ishouldlearnitmyself，andcallagain。Thankyou。Good-morning。“Andsettlingherveiloverherface，shequietlypassedout。
ThepainandindignationwithwhichRandolphoverheardthiscolloquyhecouldwiththegreatestdifficultyconceal。ForonewildmomenthehadthoughtofcallingherbackwhilehemadeapersonalappealtoRevelstoke；buttheconvictionborneinuponhimbyherresolutebearingthatshewouldrefuseit，andhewouldonlylayhimselfopentoanotherrebuff，heldhimtohisseat。Yethecouldnotentirelyrepresshisyouthfulindignation。
“WhereIcomefrom，“hesaidinanaudiblevoicetohisneighbor，“ayoungladylikethatwouldhavebeensparedthispublicdisappointment。Adozenmenwouldhavemadeupthatsumandlethergowithoutknowinganythingaboutheraccountbeingoverdrawn。“
Andhereallybelievedit。