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catering the room. "I
were rich."
"Nonsense," said the other, nYting
her eyes. "You'd be bored to death."
"Ah," demurred Rhode.
"You certainly would. Each! An
imaginative person like you or me.
There'd be nothing left to wish for.
Much more interestaij to be poor."
"If one were rich," said Rboda,
"one might wish for that."
"Allez Done! That brings me where
we started."
"If," said Rboda, raising her little
hands above her head and letting
them fall. "If I might have a pair of
bronze boots, and a lace shawl, and a
large box of macaroons, and a book
called Leaves From the Life of a
Good for Nothing, translated from the
German, I should be happy, perfectly
happy."
"You're mistaken about that, I
reckon," Winnie replied, regarding
her through her long eye lashes. "Still
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"At present," said Rhoda, with a
gesture of her arms, "all. Pm those
four things short of happiness."
"Very well then, you shall have
them."
"But." said Rhoda, "I'm tared of
pretending."
"Good! I'm not pretending."
Nothing, translated from the Ger
man, in blue covers.
Rhoda caught Winnie's hand.
"You are an angel," she cried.
"How did you do it?" i
"1 sold my ring with the rubies,"
Winnie answered wath unconcern.
"There is some money left, too."
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flutter herself down upon the dingy
lounge, and commenced -to read. Win
nie finished her work and rising, put
on her hat and took up some gloves.
"I'm eoiaur out," she said.
-Very well," said Rhode, rather in-
do it," she said.
"On the contrary," replied Winnie.
"The thought hadn't entered your
head. For the ring," she added grand
ly, "it was a bauble. Come, let us eat
terested in her book.
Wienie departed and Bhoda went on
reading. After a whale she finished
and leaning back, with her hands be
hind her head, she lay, looking out
into the dusky streets, and contemp
lating, with a pleasant melancholy,
the lot of two girls of limited means,
what, while comfortable enough,
found themselves constantly subject
ed to such trials as the necessity of
hard work, of shabby clothes, of few
luxuries, of many annoyances.
"Anyway, Winnie's lovely,' she
said at last, "and we go to most of
the good concerts. And we can read
all we like." -
Just then Winnie came in. She was
carrying a number of packages. Her
wade had brought a fine color to her
cheeks and hps. Her air was one of
elation.
"Good gracious," cried Bhoda.
"What's that you've got?"
Winnie threw off the papers. There
were bronze boots, a shawl of heavy
lace a box of macaroons, and one of
chocolates.
should not."
Bhoda scanned Winnie's face. It was
unaffectedly serene. "You are an an
gel," she said again.
They passed the evening reading,
and eating the bon-bons. Bhoda
placed the boots on the table and laid
the shawl beside them. At the first
of the evening she frequently glanced
at them. Later, her glances became
not so frequent.
At ten o'clock she shut the blue cov
ers of Leaves from the Life of a
Good for Nothing, and sighed.
"What do you want," said Winnie.
"Nothing," Bhoda answered. "I
feel stupid."
Winnie smiled.
"Nous somes comme tons les autres,
she murmured under her breath.
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