His Other Wife: A Novel — page 376: what you’re looking at

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368 “TEARS, IDLE TEARS!” it all settled, and at once publish your card and engage the room?” ‘«Ves, of course.” ‘You can begin on Monday; this is Friday.” He went away, hoping he had helped her to take the first step toward honorable independence. ‘TI shall escort you as far as your music-room this morning,” said Warren, as they rose from breakfast on the Monday appointed for Leda to begin her life of self- help. He knew she would feel pained to pass alone and on foot along the public thoroughfares, where formerly she rolled by in a luxurious coach with emblazoned panels and liveried slaves. | Leda had given herself no manner of concern to inquire after or assist in the arrangements necessary for her new vocation. She did not even know to what street or house she was going. when she appeared, closely vailed, to join Warren upon the cottage porch. A walk of fifteen minutes brought them to the foot of a flight of steps which led from the. sidewalk of one of the principal streets to a room situated over a milliner’s store, and which could be entered from the outside by means of these steps. Warren explained, as he handed Leda up the stairway : ‘‘The whole house belongs to Mrs. Mackey, the mil- liner, who is a clever old widow lady, with two daughters. They. occupy all of the rooms above the store save this one. I thought it best for you to be here in case you Eomicbooks,.¢co =|