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nesideofMrs.Jessup'seating-housewasabenchundersometreeswheresheusedtositinthebreezeafterthesouth-boundhadbeenfedandgone.AndtheremeandPaisleyusedtocongregateaftersupperandmakepartialpaymentsonourrespectstotheladyofourchoice.Andwewassohonorableandcircuitousinourcallsthatifoneofusgottherefirstwewaitedfortheotherbeforebeginninganygallivantery. "ThefirsteveningthatMrs.JessupknewaboutourarrangementIgottothebenchbeforePaisleydid.Supperwasjustover,andMrs.Jessupwasouttherewithafreshpinkdresson,andalmostcoolenoughtohandle. "Isatdownbyherandmadeafewspecificationsaboutthemoralsurfaceofnatureassetforthbythelandscapeandthecontiguousperspective.Thateveningwassurelyacaseinpoint.Themoonwasattendingtobusinessinthesectionofskywhereitbelonged,andthetreeswasmakingshadowsonthegroundaccordingtoscienceandnature,andtherewasakindofconspicuoushullabaloogoingoninthebushesbetweenthebullbatsandtheoriolesandthejack-rabbitsandotherfeatheredinsectsoftheforest.AndthewindoutofthemountainswassinginglikeaJew's-harpinthepileofoldtomato-cansbytherailroadtrack. "Ifeltakindofsensationinmyleftside--somethinglikedoughrisinginacrockbythefire.Mrs.Jessuphadmovedupcloser. "'Oh,Mr.Hicks,'saysshe,'whenoneisaloneintheworld,don'ttheyfeelitmoreaggravatedonabeautifulnightlikethis?' "Iroseupoffthebenchatonce. "'Excuseme,ma'am,'saysI,'butI'llhavetowaittillPaisleycomesbeforeIcangiveaaudiblehearingtoleadingquestionslikethat.' "AndthenIexplainedtoherhowwewasfriendscincturedbyyearsofembarrassmentandtravelandcomplicity,andhowwehadagreedtotakenoadvantageofeachotherinanyofthemoremushywalksoflife,suchasmightbefomentedbysentimentandproximity.Mrs.Jessupappearstothinkseriousaboutthematterforaminute,andthenshebreaksintoaspeciesoflaughterthatmakesthewildwoodresound. "InafewminutesPaisleydropsaround,withoilofbergamotonhishair,andsitsontheothersideofMrs.Jessup,andinauguratesasadtaleofadventureinwhichhimandPiefaceLumleyhasaskinning-matchofdeadcowsin'95forasilver-mountedsaddleintheSantaRitavalleyduringtheninemonths'drought. "Now,fromthestartofthatcourtshipIhadPaisleyFishhobbledandtiedtoapost.Eachoneofushadadifferentsystemofreachingoutfortheeasyplacesinthefemaleheart.Paisley'sschemewastopetrify'emwithwonderfulrelationsofeventsthathehadeithercomeacrosspersonallyorinlargeprint.IthinkhemusthavegothisideaofsubjugationfromoneofShakespeare'sshowsIseeoncecalled'Othello.'Thereisacolouredmaninitwhoacquiresaduke'sdaughterbydisbursingtoheramixtureofthetalkturnedoutbyRiderHaggard,LewDockstader,andDr.Parkhurst.Butthatstyleofcourtingdon'tworkwelloffthestage. "Now,Igiveyoumyownr