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As it is - "
The coquetry which is a shallow woman's substitute for passion
stirred in her.
"Well? I'm awfully interested."
He turned and faced her.
"I wonder if you are!"
"Go on, Roddie. As it is??"
"As it is," he said, rather rapidly, "you give me a great deal of
happiness. I can't say all I would like to, but just being with
you - Natalie, I wonder if you know how much it means to me to see
you every day."
"I like it, or I wouldn't do it."
"But - I wonder if it means anything to you?"
Curiously enough, with the mere putting it into words, his feeling
for her seemed to grow. He was even somewhat excited. He bent
toward her, his eyes on her face, and caught one of her gloved hands.
He was no longer flirting with a pretty woman. He was in real
earnest. But Natalie was still flirting.
"Do you want to know why I like to be with you? Because of course
I do, or I shouldn't be."
"Does a famishing man want water?"
"Because you are sane and sensible.


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