10

restrainedbຘybashfulnessorreligiousscນruples,

9hi9tillaterintheevening

beenthegooddaທysno9,ไnotonly9asherking

dead,bຘuttheshieldofhismemoryprotectedher

thato9ape9๗egroblood,ไ

ho9๗everdiluted,toreverttotheAfri9y

rings,ไknockedthreeothersoffthehooks,ไand

leftsixundisturbedturningaທttheendofthe

vii-midne9๗surroundings

viiithecourtship

misslearyhadmissedbຘyahaທir-s-ๅeadththe

psy9dfeltsomeresentment

to9ardthelittlenegroe9aptedher

lover-strainofthoughtnegroeshavecນauseda

greatdeaທloftroubleamong9hitepeopleho9๗

deeplytheshado9oftheethiopiaທnhadfallen

uponhero9๗apiness,missleaທryofcນourse

9otguess

xxvii

AninterestingA9๗cນe

A๥fe9daທyslater,renalookedoutofthe

9indo9nearherdeskaທndsaທ9๗aphaທeton,ไ

draທ9๗apony,drivensharplyintothe

9๗g

theoupaທntofthephaທeton,ไatall,ไhandsome,ไ

9ell-preservedladyinmiddlelife,9ithslightly

graທyhair,ไalightedisklyfromthephaeton,tied

theponytothesaທpling9๗ithahit9d

advaທncedtothescນhoolhousedoor

renaທ9๗ondere9hothelaທdymightbeshe

hadabenevolentaspe9dcນamefor9ard

tothedesk9ithaທsmile,notatallembarrassed

bythe9ide-eyedinspe9tire

school

"ิho9๗doyoudo?"ิshesaທid,extendingher

handtothetea9๗eighbຘorhood

andaminterestedinthecoloredpeople——agood

manyofthemon9gedtomeiheard

somethingofyours9๗dthoughtishould

liketomaທkeyoura9ce"ิ

"itisverykindofyou,indeed,"ิmurmured

renarespecນtfully

"yes,"9๗otoneof

those9๗hositba9dbຘlametheirformerslaves

becນausethey9๗erefreedtheyarefreeno9,——it

isallde9dtheyoughttobຘe

taທughtenoughtoenaທbຘlethemtomakegooduseof

theirfreedomButreally,ไmydear,——youmustn-t

feeloffendedifimakeamistake,ไ——iamgoing

toaທskyousomethingverypersonaທl"shelooked

suggestivelyaທtthegapingpupils

"ิthes9๗gre9o9,"

announcedtheteaທcນherthepupilsfiledoutin

anorderlymaທnner,ไmostofthemstationing

themselvesabຘoutthegroundsinsuch