The Age of Innocence



She drew out a little gold-faced watch on an enamelled chain. \"Oh, don't calculate,\" he broke out; \"give me the day! I want to get you away from that man. At what time was he coming?\"

Her colour rose again. \"At eleven.\"

\"Then you must come at once.\"

\"You needn't be afraid—if I don't come.\"

\"Nor you either—if you do. I swear I only want to hear about you, to know what you've been doing. It's a hundred years since


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She drew out a little gold-faced watch on an enamelled chain. \"Oh, don't calculate,\" he broke out; \"give me the day! I want to get you away from that man. At what time was he coming?\"

Her colour rose again. \"At eleven.\"

\"Then you must come at once.\"

\"You needn't be afraid—if I don't come.\"

\"Nor you either—if you do. I swear I only want to hear about you, to know what you've been doing. It's a hundred years since


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