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about this. We‘re the ones who must have the children if the race is to get anywhere.“
”Well, I for one don‘t intend to contribute any to the cause. But how serious we are! And I‘m afraid that I‘ve really got to leave you. I‘ve already cut two dances for your sake. Do come to see me.“
”Oh, I‘ll come to see you all right. I‘ve got several things that I want to talk to you about and one thing especially.“
”Don‘t,” Helga mocked, “tell me you‘re going to ask me again to marry you.“
”That,” he said, “is just what I intend to do.”
Helga Crane was suddenly deeply ashamed and very sorry for James Vayle, so she told him laughingly that it was shameful of him to joke with her like that, and before he could answer, she had gone tripping off with a handsome coffee-colored youth whom she had beckoned from across the room with a little smile.
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