The Age of Innocence

she might be gone for two days. I do LOVE the way she does her hair, don't you?\" Miss Blenker rambled on.

Archer continued to stare through her as though she had been transparent. All he saw was the trumpery parasol that arched its pinkness above her giggling head.

After a moment he ventured: \"You don't happen to know why Madame Olenska went to Boston? I hope it was not on account of bad news?\"

Miss Blenker took this with a cheerful incredulity. \"Oh,


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she might be gone for two days. I do LOVE the way she does her hair, don't you?\" Miss Blenker rambled on.

Archer continued to stare through her as though she had been transparent. All he saw was the trumpery parasol that arched its pinkness above her giggling head.

After a moment he ventured: \"You don't happen to know why Madame Olenska went to Boston? I hope it was not on account of bad news?\"

Miss Blenker took this with a cheerful incredulity. \"Oh,


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