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THE OTHER HOUSE

I always 'put down my name'—especially to 'appeals'—in the most reckless way?" Then abruptly, in a different tone, as if with a passionate need to make it plain, "I shall never, never, never," he protested, "so much as look at another woman!"

The girl approved with an eager gesture. "You've got it, my dear Tony. Say it to her that way!" But he had already gone, and, turning, she found herself face to face with her lover, who had come back as she spoke.