Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 104 December 1901 to May 1902 . e went to church the following Sun-day and sat where he could see the church he met her. Thankyou for the flowers, she said. I re-ceived them as a consolation prize. Butwhat are you doing here? Where thetreasure is, there look on a Sunday morn-ing for the heart and the man. HaveI overlooked any one? I guess not, said Theophilus. Isaw only you. He reappeared on Wednesday. Now, said Eleanor, I am to hearwho the lady is? What lady ? The girl you are going to marry. Im not sure there is you said you were going
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 104 December 1901 to May 1902 . e went to church the following Sun-day and sat where he could see the church he met her. Thankyou for the flowers, she said. I re-ceived them as a consolation prize. Butwhat are you doing here? Where thetreasure is, there look on a Sunday morn-ing for the heart and the man. HaveI overlooked any one? I guess not, said Theophilus. Isaw only you. He reappeared on Wednesday. Now, said Eleanor, I am to hearwho the lady is? What lady ? The girl you are going to marry. Im not sure there is you said you were going to mar-ry! No; I only said I contemplated it. Even that presupposes a girl! Yes. Well, dont keep me in is she? Do you really want to know ? Yes; yes! Ever so much ? Ever so much ! And wont tell a soul ?Not a living will take it kindly? Like an angel. Well, bear up, then. Since you willknow, it was you. I was thinking Idmarry you, if you didnt mind. Come! no evasions. Who is it? Just you : nobody else; just you. Doyou think well of tho idea ?. THE COURTSHIP OF A CAREFUL MAN. 193 Not at all. You knew I wouldntlave you. Pshaw! You really made methink you were engaged. No, Im not. But it is true that Ihope to be. To whom? To you. As I said before, to you. Incorrigible! Havent you beencourting any one at all? Only you. I dont believe it. Yes, I do, if yousay so. But you havent courted me. How can you say so! Five, six, sevenlong years have I been unobtrusivelyfaithful. Fourscore and eleven ballsand receptions I have been to becauseyou were there. Sevenscore and thirteengatherings I omitted to attend becauseyou were not going. Only last weekI sent you some roses, and this makestwice I have been to see you in five that is not courtship, do tell me whatyour idea of courtship is, so that I maybuckle to and try to realize it. So shall I not. You ought to knowthat who lays his snare according to theplans of the bird catches nothing. Sothere was no girl, afte
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