In
Paris and Rome it was all very well; but it is a risky thing to do in
unromantic New York and London. However, her uncle had been with her;
a veritable fortress, had I over-stepped the bounds of politeness.
The smoke wavered and rolled about me. I took out the ten of hearts
and studied it musingly. After all, should I go? Would it be wise? I
confess I saw goblins' heads peering from the spots, and old Poe
stories returned to me! Pshaw! It was only a frolic, no serious harm
could possibly come of it. I would certainly go, now I had gone thus
far. What fool idea the girl was bent on I hadn't the least idea; but
I easily recognized the folly upon which I was about to set sail.
Heigh-ho! What was a lonely young bachelor to do? At the most, they
could only ask me to vacate the premises, should I be so unfortunate as
to be discovered. In that event, Teddy Hamilton would come to my
assistance. . . . She was really beautiful! And then I awoke to the
alarming fact that the girl in Mouquin's was interesting me more than I
liked to confess.
Presently, through the haze of smoke, I saw a patch of white paper on
the rug in front of the pier-glass. I rose and picked it up.
NAME: _Hawthorne_
COSTUME: _Blue Domino_
TIME: _5:30 P.
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