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 second place, if I did, they wouldn't understand what I mean."

"Oh, yes, they would," she said generously. "Plenty of them would, Nelson. You mustn't be so cynical."

"I'm not exactly cynical," he returned, much pleased. "But it's true. I don't know another girl here that I'd talk to like this or that'd understand what I mean if I did."

"Oh, Nelson! Not one?"

"Not a single one."

"Well, I do," she said. "Anyhow, if there aren't any around here I've known girls other places that would."

He conceded a little. "Well, maybe there are girls other places that would; but anyhow you're the only one here. That's the reason I wanted to say something about—about" He hesitated; then went on: "Well, what I mean: You take two people that are the only two people that understand each other in a place like this, and that really care about the same things that the others don't care about, well, what I mean, I think two people like that, if they were at a dance like to-night f'r instance—and knew they cared about the same things the way we do—well, we