Custom of
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- THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY
- THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY
- Mrs. Heeny laughed. "HE saw you, didn't he?"
- Mrs. Spragg took up her moan. "Don't you tell her you saw him, Abner."
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- She laughed with pleasure. "Oh, we hadn't so many!"
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- His cousin faintly shrugged. "Shall you encourage that?"
- IX
- Through her veil she formed the words: "I said I'd come."
- She drew back with a nervous gesture. "I told you I'd be awfully late."
- Mr. Spragg mused. "Wasn't he ever TAUGHT to work?"
- Moffatt laughed. "No, SIR--not by a good many miles."
- XI
- She sat up eagerly. "Go to Switzerland, you mean?"
- Ralph laughed again. "I don't believe we could. You're too practical."
- She brightened instantly. "We'll go up to Switzerland?"
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- XIII
- Ralph stared at her. "The Sorceress? You MADE him?"
- Undine's brow still gloomed. "You refuse, then?"
- She repeated dully: "I know I'm not mistaken."
- XIV
- She ignored the allusion. "Of course what they charge for is the cut--"
- XV
- Bowen gazed meditatively at the crumbling fire. "No--why should she?"
- He paused. "The fact that the average American looks down on his wife."
- Mrs. Fairford was up with a spring. "If that's where paradox lands you!"
- Mrs. Fairford called after him: "Come and have your tea first."
- Ralph frowned. "What's the mystery? Is he ill, or what's happened?"
- He said to himself: "Is THAT the lie?" and answered: "Where from?"
- XVI
- Van Degen echoed her laugh. "Oh, come--that's rough on Ralph!"
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- Mr. Spragg's brows began to jut. "More bills?"
- XVIII
- She looked up quickly. "Don't you?"
- XIX
- The other's interest quickened. "Your friend's divorced?"
- XX
- Undine laughed. "You talk like Ralph! I had Bertha with me."
- She hesitated. "No. Laura."
- Undine's gesture implied a "What indeed?"
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- Her dark smile deepened. "I hoped you'd come and see."
- XXII
- He thought this over carefully; then he spoke again. "Call Undine."
- XXIII
- Ralph pondered. "Later--if she asks to see him--I shan't refuse."
- XXIV
- Indiana lifted a protesting hand. "Don't, Undine--not that!"
- Undine stared. "He never did!"
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- XXIX
- Undine raised herself on her elbow. "What did Lili tell you to tell me?"
- XXX
- She hesitated. "There's something you can do for me right off."
- Undine opened her eyes with a trustful look. "Yes--I do."
- She looked at him with surprise. "How did you know?"
- He turned back to Undine. "Who DOES he belong to, anyhow?"
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- Ralph made a sign of assent, and Moffatt pondered. "That's bad--bad."
- The word came out of the depths of Ralph's anguish: "Yes."
- Ralph pushed on: "You knew it the day I met you in Mr. Spragg's office?"
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- XLI
- The dealer addressed the back respectfully. "Mr. Moffatt!"
- She hesitated. "Of course, you know, the tapestries are not for sale--"
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- He seemed honestly surprised. "Why? Didn't I offer him enough?"
- Undine exclaimed: "Now you see how they all watch me!"
- XLV
- She faltered the word after him: "Yes--?"
- She stared, bewildered. "Why, Elmer--marry you? You forget!"
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- THE END
- End of Project Gutenberg's The Custom of the Country, by Edith Wharton