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 he possessed and the vintages of his wine. He wished one of the upstairs rooms done over entirely in Lanice's own taste.

'Some Chinese lacquer,' he suggested, 'ivory carvings, silks. Captain Poggy has told me that he intends to give you his collection of carved animals that he keeps on the living-room table. His daughter cares nothing for them and I really believe he wants to find a kind and loving home for them.'

'Oh, I will love them, indeed, and then he will certainly come out to see us. There are some jade fishes that he never is tired of looking at and touching, but really I couldn't take them from him.'

'I will always think of them on that gold embroidery with the light shining through them, and you in black lace standing before them and crying a little and looking so—alone and powerless.'

'I cried because you were rude to me. Why did you tell me so peremptorily to "get up, some one may come in"?'

'I was afraid to let you stir me so deeply, and I felt that your demonstration—was not for me. The thought hurt me.'

'No. It was just a demonstration.'

'Not in honor of any one in particular?'

'No, but in honor of life in general. But did you know that you were going to ask me to marry you that afternoon?'

'Just as soon as I came into the house and you told me that the Captain was asleep. The instant I saw you I knew.'