[8] “Ithoughtyoumightbehere,” sherespondedabsentlyasIcameup.“Irememberedyoulivednextdoorto — ” Sheheldmyhandimpersonally, asapromisethatshe’dtakecareofmeinaminute, andgaveeartotwogirlsintwinyellowdresses, whostoppedatthefootofthesteps.
[9] “Hello!” theycriedtogether.“Sorry, youdidn’twin.”
[10] .
[11] “Youdon’tknowwhoweare,” saidoneofthegirlsinyellow, “butwemetyouhereaboutamonthago.”
[12] “You’vedyedyourhairsincethen,” remarkedJordan, andIstarted, butthegirlshadmovedcasuallyonandherremarkwasaddressedtotheprematuremoon, producedlikethesupper, nodoubt, outofacaterer’’sslendergoldenarmrestinginmine, , andwesatdownatatablewiththetwogirlsinyellowandthreemen, .
[13] “Doyoucometothesepartiesoften?” inquiredJordanofthegirlbesideher.
[14] “ThelastonewastheoneImetyouat,” answeredthegirl, : “Wasn’titforyou, Lucille?”
[15] ItwasforLucille, too.
[16] “Iliketocome,” Lucillesaid.“InevercarewhatIdo, , andheaskedmemynameandaddress —insideofaweekIgotapackagefromCroirier’swithaneweveninggowninit.”
[17] “Didyoukeepit?” askedJordan.
[18] “-night, -fivedollars.”
[19] “There’ssomethingfunnyaboutafellowthat’lldoathinglikethat,” saidtheothergirleagerly.“Hedoesn’twantanytroublewithANYbody.”
[20] “Whodoesn’t?” Iinquired.
[21] “ —”
[22] ThetwogirlsandJordanleanedtogetherconfidentially.
[23] “Somebodytoldmetheythoughthekilledamanonce.”
[24] .
[25] “Idon’tthinkit’ssomuchTHAT,” arguedLucillesceptically; “it’smorethathewasaGermanspyduringthewar.”
[26] Oneofthemennoddedinconfirmation.
