\"Init？\"Fredstartedup。\"MyGod，haven’tyouseenherthisblessednight？——whenshe’dhavekickedanyothermandowntheelevatorshaft，ifIknowher。Leavemesomething；atleastwhatIcanpaymyfivebucksfor。\"
\"Seemstomeyougetagooddealforyourfivebucks，\"
saidArchieruefully。\"Andthat，afterall，iswhatshecaresabout，——whatpeopleget。\"
Fredlitacigarette，tookapuffortwo，andthenthrewitaway。Hewasloungingbackinhischair，andhisfacewaspaleanddrawnhardbythatmoodofintenseconcentrationwhichlurksunderthesunnyshallowsofthevineyard。Inhisvoicetherewasalongerperspectivethanusual，aslightremoteness。\"Yousee，Archie，it’sallverysimple，anatu—
raldevelopment。It’sexactlywhatMahlersaidbackthereinthebeginning，whenshesangWOGLINDE。It’stheidea，thebasicidea，pulsingbehindeverybarshesings。Shesimplifiesacharacterdowntothemusicalideait’sbuilton，andmakeseverythingconformtothat。Thepeoplewhochatteraboutherbeingagreatactressdon’tseemtogetthenotionofwhereSHEgetsthenotion。Itallgoesbacktoheroriginalendowment，hertremendousmusicaltalent。
Insteadofinventingalotofbusinessandexpedientstosuggestcharacter，sheknowsthethingattheroot，andletsthemusicalpatterntakecareofher。Thescorepoursherintoallthoselovelypostures，makesthelightandshadowgooverherface，liftsheranddropsher。Sheliesonit，the
waysheusedtolieontheRhinemusic。Talkaboutrhythm！\"
Thedoctorfrowneddubiouslyasathirdbottlemadeitsappearanceabovethecloth。\"Aren’tyougoinginratherstrong？\"
Fredlaughed。\"No，I’mbecomingtoosober。Youseethisisbreakfastnow；kindofweddingbreakfast。Ifeelratherweddingish。Idon’tmind。Youknow，\"hewentonasthewinegurgledout，\"Iwasthinkingto—nightwhentheysprungtheweddingmusic，howanyfoolcanhavethatstuffplayedoverhimwhenhewalksuptheaislewithsomedough—facedlittlehussywho’shookedhim。Butitisn’teveryfellowwhocansee——well，whatwesawto—
night。Therearecompensationsinlife，Dr。HowardArchie，thoughtheycomeindisguise。Didyounoticeherwhenshecamedownthestairs？Wonderwhereshegetsthatbright—
and—morningstarlook？Carriestothelastrowofthefamilycircle。Imovedaboutalloverthehouse。I’lltellyouasecret，Archie：thatcarryingpowerwasoneofthefirstthingsthatputmewise。NoticeditdownthereinArizona，intheopen。That，Isaid，belongsonlytothebigones。\"Fredgotupandbegantomoverhythmicallyabouttheroom，hishandsinhispockets。Thedoctorwasaston—
ishedathiseaseandsteadiness，fortherewereslightlapsesinhisspeech。\"Yousee，Archie，ELSAisn’tapartthat’sparticularlysuitedtoThea’svoiceatall，asIseehervoice。
It’sover—lyricalforher。Shemakesit，butthere’snothinginitthatfitsherlikeaglove，except，maybe，thatlongduetinthethirdact。There，ofcourse，\"——heheldouthishandsasifheweremeasuringsomething，——\"weknowexactlywhereweare。Butwaituntiltheygiveherachanceatsomethingthatliesproperlyinhervoice，andyou’llseemerosierthanIamto—night。\"
Archiesmoothedthetableclothwithhishand。\"IamsureIdon’twanttoseeyouanyrosier，Fred。\"
Ottenburgthrewbackhisheadandlaughed。\"It’sen—
thusiasm，doctor。It’snotthewine。I’vegotasmuchin—
flatedasthisforadozentrashythings：brewers’dinnersandpoliticalorgies。You，too，haveyourextravagances，Archie。AndwhatIlikebestinyouisthisparticularenthusiasm，whichisnotatallpracticalorsensible，whichisdownrightQuixotic。Youarenotaltogetherwhatyouseem，andyouhaveyourreservations。Livingamongthewolves，youhavenotbecomeone。LUPIBUSVIVENDINON
LUPUSSUM。\"
Thedoctorseemedembarrassed。\"Iwasjustthinkinghowtiredshelooked，pluckedofallherfinefeathers，whilewegetallthefun。Insteadofsittingherecarousing，weoughttogosolemnlytobed。\"
\"Igetyouridea。\"Ottenburgcrossedtothewindowandthrewitopen。\"Finenightoutside；ahagofamoonjustsetting。Itbeginstosmelllikemorning。Afterall，Archie，thinkofthelonelyandrathersolemnhourswe’vespentwaitingforallthis，whileshe’sbeen——reveling。\"
Archieliftedhisbrows。\"Isomehowdidn’tgettheideato—nightthatsherevelsmuch。\"
\"Idon’tmeanthissortofthing。\"Fredturnedtowardthelightandstoodwithhisbacktothewindow。\"That，\"
withanodtowardthewine—cooler，\"isonlyacheapimita—
tion，thatanypoorstiff—fingeredfoolcanbuyandfeelhisshellgrowthinner。Buttakeitfromme，nomatterwhatshepays，orhowmuchshemayseefittolieaboutit，thereal，themasterrevelishers。\"Heleanedbackagainstthewindowsillandcrossedhisarms。\"Anybodywithallthatvoiceandallthattalentandallthatbeauty，hasherhour。
Herhour，\"hewentondeliberately，\"whenshecansay，’thereitis，atlast，WIEIMTRAUMICH——
\"`AsinmydreamIdreamedit，Asinmywillitwas。’\"
Hestoodsilentamoment，twistingtheflowerfromhiscoatbythestemandstaringattheblankwallwithhag—
gardabstraction。\"EvenIcansayto—night，Archie，\"hebroughtoutslowly，\"`AsinmydreamIdreamedit，Asinmywillitwas。’
Now，doctor，youmayleaveme。I’mbeautifullydrunk，butnotwithanythingthatevergrewinFrance。\"
Thedoctorrose。Fredtossedhisfloweroutofthewin—
dowbehindhimandcametowardthedoor。\"Isay，\"hecalled，\"haveyouadatewithanybody？\"
Thedoctorpaused，hishandontheknob。\"WithThea，youmean？Yes。I’mtogotoheratfourthisafternoon——
ifyouhaven’tparalyzedme。\"
\"Well，youwon’teatme，willyou，ifIbreakinandsendupmycard？She’llprobablyturnmedowncold，butthatwon’thurtmyfeelings。Ifsheducksme，youtellherforme，thattospitemenowshe’dhavetocutoffmorethanshecanspare。Good—night，Archie。\"
VI
ITwaslateonthemorningafterthenightshesangELSA，whenTheaKronborgstirreduneasilyinherbed。Theroomwasdarkenedbytwosetsofwindowshades，andthedayoutsidewasthickandcloudy。Sheturnedandtriedtorecaptureunconsciousness，knowingthatshewouldnotbeabletodoso。Shedreadedwakingstaleanddisap—
pointedafteragreateffort。Thefirstthingthatcamewasalwaysthesenseofthefutilityofsuchendeavor，andoftheabsurdityoftryingtoohard。Uptoacertainpoint，sayeightydegrees，artisticendeavorcouldbefatandcomfortable，methodicalandprudent。Butifyouwentfurtherthanthat，ifyoudrewyourselfuptowardninetydegrees，youpartedwithyourdefensesandleftyourselfexposedtomischance。Thelegendwasthatinthoseupperreachesyoumightbedivine；butyouweremuchlikeliertoberidiculous。Yourpublicwantedjustabouteightydegrees；ifyougaveitmoreitblewitsnoseandputacrimpinyou。Inthemorning，especially，itseemedtoherveryprobablethatwhateverstruggledabovethegoodaveragewasnotquitesound。Certainlyverylittleofthatsuperfluousardor，whichcostsodear，evergotacrossthefootlights。Thesemisgivingswaitedtopounceuponherwhenshewakened。Theyhoveredaboutherbedlikevultures。
Shereachedunderherpillowforherhandkerchief，with—
outopeninghereyes。Shehadashadowymemorythattherewastobesomethingunusual，thatthisdayheldmoredisquietingpossibilitiesthandayscommonlyheld。Therewassomethingshedreaded；whatwasit？Oh，yes，Dr。
Archiewastocomeatfour。
ArealitylikeDr。Archie，pokingupoutofthepast，re—
mindedoneofdisappointmentsandlosses，ofafreedomthatwasnomore：remindedherofblue，goldenmorningslongago，whensheusedtowakenwithaburstofjoyatrecoveringherpreciousselfandherpreciousworld；whensheneverlayonherpillowsateleveno’clocklikesome—
thingthewaveshadwashedup。Afterall，whyhadhecome？Ithadbeensolong，andsomuchhadhappened。
Thethingsshehadlost，hewouldmissreadilyenough。
Whatshehadgained，hewouldscarcelyperceive。He，andallthatherecalled，livedforherasmemories。Insleep，andinhoursofillnessorexhaustion，shewentbacktothemandheldthemtoherheart。Buttheywerebetterasmemories。Theyhadnothingtodowiththestrugglethatmadeupheractuallife。Shefeltdrearilythatshewasnotflexibleenoughtobethepersonheroldfriendexpectedhertobe，thepersonsheherselfwishedtobewithhim。
Theareachedforthebellandrangtwice，——asignaltohermaidtoorderherbreakfast。Sheroseandranupthewindowshadesandturnedonthewaterinherbathroom，glancingintothemirrorapprehensivelyasshepassedit。
Herbathusuallycheeredher，evenonlowmorningslikethis。Herwhitebathroom，almostaslargeashersleeping—
room，sheregardedasarefuge。Whensheturnedthekeybehindher，sheleftcareandvexationontheothersideofthedoor。Neitherhermaidnorthemanagementnorherlettersnorheraccompanistcouldgetathernow。
Whenshepinnedherbraidsaboutherhead，droppedhernightgownandsteppedouttobeginherSwedishmove—
ments，shewasanaturalcreatureagain，anditwassothatshelikedherselfbest。Sheslidintothetubwithanticipa—
tionandsplashedandtumbledaboutagooddeal。What—
everelseshehurried，sheneverhurriedherbath。Sheusedherbrushesandspongesandsoapsliketoys，fairlyplayinginthewater。Herownbodywasalwaysacheer—
ingsighttoher。Whenshewascareworn，whenhermind
feltoldandtired，thefreshnessofherphysicalself，herlong，firmlines，thesmoothnessofherskin，reassuredher。
Thismorning，becauseofawakenedmemories，shelookedatherselfmorecarefullythanusual，andwasnotdiscour—
aged。Whileshewasinthetubshebegantowhistlesoftlythetenoraria，\"AH！FUYEZ，DOUCEIMAGE，\"somehowappropriatetothebath。Afteranoisymomentunderthecoldshower，shesteppedoutontherugflushedandglow—
ing，threwherarmsaboveherhead，androseonhertoes，keepingtheelevationaslongasshecould。Whenshedroppedbackonherheelsandbegantorubherselfwiththetowels，shetookuptheariaagain，andfeltquiteinthehumorforseeingDr。Archie。Aftershehadreturnedtoherbed，themaidbroughtherlettersandthemorningpaperswithherbreakfast。
\"TelephoneMr。Landryandaskhimifhecancomeathalf—pastthree，Theresa，andorderteatobebroughtupatfive。\"
WhenHowardArchiewasadmittedtoThea’sapart—
mentthatafternoon，hewasshownintothemusic—roombackofthelittlereceptionroom。Theawassittinginadavenportbehindthepiano，talkingtoayoungmanwhomshelaterintroducedasherfriendMr。Landry。Assherose，andcametomeethim，Archiefeltadeeprelief，asuddenthankfulness。Shenolongerlookedclippedandplucked，ordazedandfleeing。
Dr。Archieneglectedtotakeaccountoftheyoungmantowhomhewaspresented。HekeptThea’shandsandheldherwherehemether，takinginthelight，livelysweepofherhair，hercleargreeneyesandherthroatthatcameupstronganddazzlinglywhitefromhergreenvelvetgown。
Thechinwasaslovelyasever，thecheeksassmooth。
Allthelinesoflastnighthaddisappeared。Onlyattheoutercornersofhereyes，betweentheeyeandthetemple，werethefaintestindicationsofafutureattack——mere
kittenscratchesthatplayfullyhintedwhereonedaythecatwouldclawher。Hestudiedherwithoutanyembar—
rassment。Lastnighteverythinghadbeenawkward；butnow，asheheldherhands，akindofharmonycamebetweenthem，areestablishmentofconfidence。
\"Afterall，Thea，——inspiteofall，Istillknowyou，\"hemurmured。
Shetookhisarmandledhimuptotheyoungmanwhowasstandingbesidethepiano。\"Mr。Landryknowsallaboutyou，Dr。Archie。Hehasknownaboutyouformanyyears。\"Whilethetwomenshookhandsshestoodbetweenthem，drawingthemtogetherbyherpresenceandherglances。\"WhenIfirstwenttoGermany，Landrywasstudyingthere。HeusedtobegoodenoughtoworkwithmewhenIcouldnotaffordtohaveanaccompanistformorethantwohoursaday。Wegotintothewayofwork—
ingtogether。Heisasinger，too，andhashisowncareertolookafter，buthestillmanagestogivemesometime。I
wantyoutobefriends。\"Shesmiledfromonetotheother。
Therooms，Archienoticed，fulloflastnight’sflowers，werefurnishedinlightcolors，thehotelbleaknessofthemalittlesoftenedbyamagnificentSteinwaypiano，whitebookshelvesfullofbooksandscores，somedrawingsofballetdancers，andtheverydeepsofabehindthepiano。
\"Ofcourse，\"Archieaskedapologetically，\"youhaveseenthepapers？\"
\"Verycordial，aren’tthey？TheyevidentlydidnotexpectasmuchasIdid。ELSAisnotreallyinmyvoice。
Icansingthemusic，butIhavetogoafterit。\"
\"Thatisexactly，\"thedoctorcameoutboldly，\"whatFredOttenburgsaidthismorning。\"
Theyhadremainedstanding，thethreeofthem，bythepiano，wherethegrayafternoonlightwasstrongest。Theaturnedtothedoctorwithinterest。\"IsFredintown？
Theywerefromhim，then——someflowersthatcamelast
nightwithoutacard。\"Sheindicatedthewhitelilacsonthewindowsill。\"Yes，hewouldknow，certainly，\"shesaidthoughtfully。\"Whydon’twesitdown？Therewillbesometeaforyouinaminute，Landry。He’sverydepend—
entuponit，\"disapprovinglytoArchie。\"Nowtellme，Doctor，didyoureallyhaveagoodtimelastnight，orwereyouuncomfortable？DidyoufeelasifIweretryingtoholdmyhatonbymyeyebrows？\"
Hesmiled。\"Ihadallkindsofatime。ButIhadnofeel—
ingofthatsort。Icouldn’tbequitesurethatitwasyouatall。ThatwaswhyIcameupherelastnight。IfeltasifI’dlostyou。\"
Sheleanedtowardhimandbrushedhissleevereassur—
ingly。\"ThenIdidn’tgiveyouanimpressionofpainfulstruggle？LandrywassingingatWeberandFields’lastnight。Hedidn’tgetinuntiltheperformancewashalfover。ButIseetheTRIBUNEmanfeltthatIwasworkingprettyhard。Didyouseethatnotice，Oliver？\"
Dr。Archielookedcloselyatthered—headedyoungmanforthefirsttime，andmethislivelybrowneyes，fullofadroll，confidingsortofhumor。Mr。Landrywasnotpre—
possessing。Hewasundersizedandclumsilymade，withared，shinyfaceandasharplittlenosethatlookedasifithadbeenwhittledoutofwoodandwasalwaysintheair，onthescentofsomething。Yetitwasthisqueerlittlebeak，withhiseyes，thatmadehiscountenanceanythingofafaceatall。Fromadistancehelookedlikethegrocery—
man’sdeliveryboyinasmalltown。Hisdressseemedanacknowledgmentofhisgrotesqueness：ashortcoat，likealittleboys’roundabout，andavestfantasticallyspriggedanddotted，overalavendershirt。
Atthesoundofamuffledbuzz，Mr。Landrysprangup。
\"MayIanswerthetelephoneforyou？\"Hewenttothewriting—tableandtookupthereceiver。\"Mr。Ottenburgisdownstairs，\"hesaid，turningtoTheaandholdingthemouthpieceagainsthiscoat。
\"Tellhimtocomeup，\"sherepliedwithouthesitation。
\"Howlongareyougoingtobeintown，Dr。Archie？\"
\"Oh，severalweeks，ifyou’llletmestay。Iwon’thangaroundandbeaburdentoyou，butIwanttotrytogeteducateduptoyou，thoughIexpectit’slatetobegin。\"
Thearoseandtouchedhimlightlyontheshoulder。
\"Well，you’llneverbeanyyounger，willyou？\"
\"I’mnotsosureaboutthat，\"thedoctorrepliedgal—
lantly。
ThemaidappearedatthedoorandannouncedMr。Fred—
erickOttenburg。Fredcamein，verymuchgotup，thedoctorreflected，ashewatchedhimbendingoverThea’shand。Hewasstillpaleandlookedsomewhatchastened，andthelockofhairthathungdownoverhisforeheadwasdistinctlymoist。Buthisblackafternooncoat，hisgraytieandgaiterswereofacorrectnessthatDr。Archiecouldneverattainforalltheeffortsofhisfaithfulslave，VanDeusen，theDenverhaberdasher。Tobeproperlyuptothosetricks，thedoctorsupposed，youhadtolearnthemyoung。IfheweretobuyasilkhatthatwasthetwinofOttenburg’s，itwouldbeshaggyinaweek，andhecouldnevercarryitasFredheldhis。
OttenburghadgreetedTheainGerman，andassherepliedinthesamelanguage，ArchiejoinedMr。Landryatthewindow。\"YouknowMr。Ottenburg，hetellsme？\"
Mr。Landry’seyestwinkled。\"Yes，Iregularlyfollowhimabout，whenhe’sintown。Iwould，evenifhedidn’tsendmesuchwonderfulChristmaspresents：Russianvodkabythehalf—dozen！\"
Theacalledtothem，\"Come，Mr。Ottenburgiscallingonallofus。Here’sthetea。\"
Themaidopenedthedoorandtwowaitersfromdown—
stairsappearedwithcoveredtrays。Thetea—tablewasintheparlor。TheadrewOttenburgwithherandwenttoinspectit。\"Where’stherum？Oh，yes，inthatthing！
Everythingseemstobehere，butsendupsomecurrant
preservesandcreamcheeseforMr。Ottenburg。Andinaboutfifteenminutes，bringsomefreshtoast。That’sall，thankyou。\"
Forthenextfewminutestherewasaclatterofteacupsandresponsesaboutsugar。\"Landryalwaystakesrum。
I’mgladtherestofyoudon’t。I’msureit’sbad。\"Theapouredtheteastandingandgotthroughwithitasquicklyaspossible，asifitwerearefreshmentsnatchedbetweentrains。Thetea—tableandthelittleroominwhichitstoodseemedtobeoutofscalewithherlongstep，herlongreach，andtheenergyofhermovements。Dr。Archie，standingnearher，waspleasantlyawareoftheanimationofherfigure。Undertheclingingvelvet，herbodyseemedin—
dependentandunsubdued。
Theydrifted，withtheirplatesandcups，backtothemusic—room。WhenTheafollowedthem，Ottenburgputdownhisteasuddenly。\"Aren’tyoutakinganything？
Pleaseletme。\"Hestartedbacktothetable。
\"No，thankyou，nothing。I’mgoingtorunoverthatariaforyoupresently，toconvinceyouthatIcandoit。
Howdidtheduetgo，withSchlag？\"
ShewasstandinginthedoorwayandFredcameuptoher：\"Thatyou’llneverdoanybetter。You’veworkedyourvoiceintoitperfectly。EveryNUANCE——wonder—
ful！\"
\"Thinkso？\"Shegavehimasidelongglanceandspokewithacertaingruffshynesswhichdidnotdeceiveanybody，andwasnotmeanttodeceive。Thetonewasequivalentto\"Keepitup。Ilikeit，butI’mawkwardwithit。\"
Fredheldherbythedooranddidkeepitup，furiously，forfullfiveminutes。Shetookitwithsomeconfusion，seem—
ingallthewhiletobehesitating，tobearrestedinhercourseandtryingtopasshim。Butshedidnotreallytrytopass，andhercolordeepened。FredspokeinGerman，andArchiecaughtfromheranoccasionalJA？SO？mut—
teredratherthanspoken。
WhentheyrejoinedLandryandDr。Archie，Fredtookuphisteaagain。\"Iseeyou’resingingVENUSSaturdaynight。WilltheyneverletyouhaveachanceatELIZABETH？\"
Sheshruggedhershoulders。\"Nothere。Therearesomanysingershere，andtheytryusoutinsuchastingyway。
Thinkofit，lastyearIcameoverinOctober，anditwasthefirstofDecemberbeforeIwentonatall！I’moftensorryIleftDresden。\"
\"Still，\"Fredargued，\"Dresdenislimited。\"
\"Justso，andI’vebeguntosighforthoseverylimita—
tions。InNewYorkeverythingisimpersonal。Youraudi—
enceneverknowsitsownmind，anditsmindisnevertwicethesame。I’drathersingwherethepeoplearepig—headedandthrowcarrotsatyouifyoudon’tdoitthewaytheylikeit。Thehousehereissplendid，andthenightaudi—
encesareexciting。Ihatethematinees；likesingingataKAFFEKLATSCH。\"Sheroseandturnedonthelights。
\"Ah！\"Fredexclaimed，\"whydoyoudothat？Thatisasignalthatteaisover。\"Hegotupanddrewouthisgloves。
\"Notatall。ShallyoubehereSaturdaynight？\"Shesatdownonthepianobenchandleanedherelbowbackonthekeyboard。\"NeckersingsELIZABETH。MakeDr。Archiego。Everythingshesingsisworthhearing。\"
\"Butshe’sfailingso。ThelasttimeIheardhershehadnovoiceatall。SheISapoorvocalist！\"
Theacuthimoff。\"She’sagreatartist，whethershe’sinvoiceornot，andshe’stheonlyonehere。Ifyouwantabigvoice，youcantakemyORTRUDEoflastnight；that’sbigenough，andvulgarenough。\"
Fredlaughedandturnedaway，thistimewithdecision。
\"Idon’twanther！\"heprotestedenergetically。\"Ionlywantedtogetariseoutofyou。IlikeNecker’sELIZABETH
wellenough。IlikeyourVENUSwellenough，too。\"
\"It’sabeautifulpart，andit’softendreadfullysung。
It’sveryhardtosing，ofcourse。\"
Ottenburgbentoverthehandsheheldouttohim。\"Foranuninvitedguest，I’vefaredverywell。Youwerenicetoletmecomeup。I’dhavebeenterriblycutupifyou’dsentmeaway。MayI？\"Hekissedherhandlightlyandbackedtowardthedoor，stillsmiling，andpromisingtokeepaneyeonArchie。\"Hecan’tbetrustedatall，Thea。
OneofthewaitersatMartin’sworkedaTourainianhareoffonhimatluncheonyesterday，forseventwenty—five。\"
Theabrokeintoalaugh，thedeeponeherecognized。
\"Didhehavearibbonon，thishare？Didtheybringhiminagiltcage？\"
\"No，\"——Archiespokeupforhimself，——\"theybroughthiminabrownsauce，whichwasverygood。Hedidn’ttasteverydifferentfromanyrabbit。\"
\"Probablycamefromapush—cartontheEastSide。\"
Thealookedatheroldfriendcommiseratingly。\"Yes，DO
keepaneyeonhim，Fred。Ihadnoidea，\"shakingherhead。\"Yes，I’llbeobligedtoyou。\"
\"Countonme！\"Theireyesmetinagaysmile，andFredbowedhimselfout。
VII
ONSaturdaynightDr。ArchiewentwithFredOtten—
burgtohear\"Tannhauser。\"TheahadarehearsalonSundayafternoon，butasshewasnotonthebillagainuntilWednesday，shepromisedtodinewithArchieandOttenburgonMonday，iftheycouldmakethedinnerearly。
AtalittleaftereightonMondayevening，thethreefriendsreturnedtoThea’sapartmentandseatedthem—
selvesforanhourofquiettalk。
\"I’msorrywecouldn’thavehadLandrywithusto—
night，\"Theasaid，\"buthe’sonatWeberandFields’everynightnow。Yououghttohearhim，Dr。Archie。HeoftensingstheoldScotchairsyouusedtolove。\"
\"Whynotgodownthisevening？\"Fredsuggestedhope—
fully，glancingathiswatch。\"Thatis，ifyou’dliketogo。
Icantelephoneandfindwhattimehecomeson。\"
Theahesitated。\"No，Ithinknot。ItookalongwalkthisafternoonandI’mrathertired。IthinkIcangettosleepearlyandbesomuchahead。Idon’tmeanatonce，however，\"seeingDr。Archie’sdisappointedlook。\"Ial—
waysliketohearLandry，\"sheadded。\"Heneverhadmuchvoice，andit’sworn，butthere’sasweetnessaboutit，andhesingswithsuchtaste。\"
\"Yes，doesn’the？MayI？\"Fredtookouthiscigarettecase。\"Itreallydoesn’tbotheryourthroat？\"
\"Alittledoesn’t。Butcigarsmokedoes。PoorDr。
Archie！Canyoudowithoneofthose？\"
\"I’mlearningtolikethem，\"thedoctordeclared，takingonefromthecaseFredprofferedhim。
\"Landry’stheonlyfellowIknowinthiscountrywhocandothatsortofthing，\"Fredwenton。\"Likethebest
Englishballadsingers。Hecansingevenpopularstuffbyhigherlights，asitwere。\"