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Maddox。; 

     Like a man awakening from a nightmare�察�Philip tried to separate the 

horror of   the situation   from the   cold   fact。 The cold   fact   was   sufficiently 

horrible。   It   was   that�察  �without   a   penny   to   pay   for   them�察  �he   had   bought 

shares in three steamship lines�察�which shares�察�added together�察�were worth 

two   hundred   and     twenty   five   thousand   dollars。   He   returned   down   the 

corridor   toward   the   lounge。  Trembling   at   his   own   audacity�察  �he   was   in   a 

state   of  almost    complete     panic�察  �when    that  happened     which    made    his 

outrageous speculation of little consequence。 It was drawing near to half´ 

past one�察�and�察�in the persons of several smart men and beautiful ladies�察�the 

component parts of different luncheon parties were beginning to assemble。 

     Of the luncheon to which Lady Woodcote had invited him�察�only one 

guest    had   arrived�察  �but�察 �so  far  as  Philip   was   concerned�察    �that  one   was 

sufficient。 It was Helen herself�察�seated alone�察�with her eyes fixed on the 

doors    opening     from   Piccadilly。   Philip�察  �his  heart   singing   with   appeals�察�

blessings�察�and adoration�察�ran toward her。 Her profile was toward him�察�and 



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she could not see him�察�but he could see her。 And he noted that�察�as though 

seeking some one�察�her eyes were turned searchingly upon each young man 

as   he   entered   and   moved   from   one   to   another   of   those   already   in   the 

lounge。 Her expression was eager and anxious。 

     ;If only�察─�Philip exclaimed�察 �she were looking for me� �She certainly is 

looking for some man。 I wonder who it can be�拭─�

     As suddenly as if he had slapped his face into a wall�察�he halted in his 

steps。 Why should he wonder�拭�Why did he not read her mind�拭�Why did he 

not   KNOW�拭�A  waiter   was   hastening   toward   him。   Philip   fixed   his   mind 

upon the waiter�察�and his eyes as well。 Mentally Philip demanded of him�此�

;Of what are you thinking�拭─�

     There   was   no   response。 And   then�察  �seeing   an   unlit   cigarette   hanging 

from   Philip's    lips�察 �the  waiter    hastily   struck  a  match    and   proffered    it。 

Obviously�察     �his   mind    had   worked�察   �first�察 �in  observing     the  half´burned 

cigarette�察�next�察�in furnishing the necessary match。 And of no step in that 

mental process had   Philip   been   conscious� �The conclusion   was only  too 

apparent。 His power was gone。 No longer was he a mind reader� �

     Hastily     Philip   reviewed     the   adventures      of  the   morning。     As    he 

considered   them�察  �the   moral   was   obvious。   The   moment   he   had   used   his 

power to his own advantage�察�he had lost it。 So long as he had exerted it for 

the happiness of the two lovers�察�to save the life of the King�察�to thwart the 

dishonesty      of   a  swindler�察    �he   had   been    all´powerful�察    �but   when     he 

endeavored to bend it to his own uses�察�it had fled from him。 As he stood 

abashed and repentant�察�Helen turned her eyes toward him�察�and�察�at the sight 

of him�察�there leaped to them happiness and welcome and complete content。 

It was ;the look that never was on land or sea�察─�and it was not necessary to 

be a mind reader to understand it。 Philip sprang toward her as quickly as a 

man dodges a taxi´cab。 

     ;I came early�察─�said Helen�察 �because I wanted to talk to you before the 

others arrived。; She seemed to be repeating words already rehearsed�察�to be 

following a course of conduct already predetermined。 ;I want to tell you�察─�

she said�察 �that I am sorry you are going away。 I want to tell you that I shall 

miss you very much。; She paused and drew a long breath。 And she looked 

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     Philip proceeded to make it easier。 

     ;Will   you   miss   me�察─  �he   asked�察   �in   the   Row�察  �where   I   used   to   wait 

among the trees to see you ride past�拭�Will you miss me at dances�察�where I 

used to hide behind the dowagers to watch you waltzing by�拭�Will you miss 

me at night�察�when you come home by sunrise�察�and I am not hiding against 

the railings of the Carlton Club�察�just to see you run across the pavement 

from your carriage�察�just to see the light on your window blind�察�just to see 

the light go out�察�and to know that you are sleeping�拭─�

     Helen's eyes were smiling happily。 She looked away from him。 

     ;Did you use to do that�拭─�she asked。 

     ;Every night I do that�察─�said Philip。 ;Ask the policemen� �They arrested 

me three times。; 

     ;Why�拭─�said Helen gently。 

     But Philip was not yet free to speak�察�so he said�此�

     ;They thought I was a burglar。; 

     Helen frowned。 He was making it very hard for her。 

     ;You know what I mean�察─�she said。 ;Why did you keep guard outside 

my window�拭─�

     ;It was the policeman kept guard�察─�said Philip。 ;I was there only as a 

burglar。 I came to rob。 But I was a coward�察�or else I had a conscience�察�or 

else I knew my own unworthiness。; There was a long pause。 As both of 

them�察  �whenever   they   heard   the   tune   afterward�察  �always   remembered�察  �the 

Hungarian band�察�with rare inconsequence�察�was playing the ;Grizzly Bear�察─�

and people were trying to speak to Helen。 By her they were received with 

a look of so complete a lack of recognition�察�and by Philip with a glare of 

such savage hate�察�that they retreated in dismay。 The pause seemed to last 

for many years。 

     At   last   Helen   said�此   �Do   you   know   the   story   of   the   two   roses�拭  �They 

grew in a garden under a lady's window。 They both loved her。 One looked 

up at her from the ground and sighed for her�察�but the other climbed to the 

lady's window�察�and she lifted him in and kissed himbecause he had dared 

to climb。; 

     Philip took out his watch and looked at it。 But Helen did not mind his 

doing that�察�because she saw that his eyes were filled with tears。 She was 



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delighted to find that she was making it very hard for him�察�too。 

     ;At    any   moment�察─     �Philip   said�察  �I  may    know    whether     I  owe   two 

hundred      and   twenty´five     thousand    dollars   which     I  can  never    pay�察 �or 

whether      I  am   worth    about    that  sum。    I  should   like   to  continue    this 

conversation   at   the   exact   place   where   you   last   spokeAFTER   I   know 

whether I am going to jail�察�or whether I am worth a quarter of a million 

dollars。; 

     Helen laughed aloud with happiness。 

     ;I knew that was it� ─�she cried。 ;You don't like my money。 I was afraid 

you did not like ME。 If you dislike my money�察�I will give it away�察�or I will 

give it to you to keep for me。 The money does not matter�察�so long as you 

don't dislike me。; 

     What Philip would have said to that�察�Helen could not know�察�for a page 

in   many   buttons   rushed   at   him   with   a   message   from   the   telephone�察  �and 

with    a   hand   that   trembled     Philip   snatched    it。  It  read�此  �Combine       is 

announced�察�shares have gone to thirty´one�察�shall I hold or sell�拭─�

     That at such a crisis he should permit of any interruption hurt Helen 

deeply。   She   regarded   him   with   unhappy   eyes。   Philip   read   the   message 

three times。 At last�察�and not without uneasy doubts as to his own sanity�察�he 

grasped the preposterous truth。 He was worth almost a quarter of a million 

dollars�   �At   the   page   he   shoved   his   last   and   only   five´pound   note。   He 

pushed the boy from him。 

     ;Run� ─�he commanded。 ;Get out of here�察�Tell him he is to SELL� ─�

     He turned to Helen with a look in his eyes that could not be questioned 

or denied。 He seemed incapable of speech�察�and�察�to break the silence�察�Helen 

said�此 �Is it good news�拭─�

     ;That depends entirely upon you�察─�replied Philip soberly。 ;Indeed�察�all 

my future life depends upon what you are going to say next。; 

     Helen breathed deeply and happily。 

     ;Andwhat am I going to say�拭─�

     ;How can I know that�拭─�demanded Philip。 ;Am I a mind reader�拭─�

     But what she said may be safely guessed from the fact that they both 

chucked   Lady   Woodcotes   luncheon�察  �and   ate   one   of   penny   buns�察  �which 

they shared with the bears in Regents Park。 



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    Philip was just able to pay for the penny buns。 Helen paid for the taxi´ 

cab。 



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