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　　"Oh, I've got a room down in the Bowery," he answered. "There'sno use trying to tell you here. I'm all right now."

　　"Let me be everything to you from now on," he said. "Don't makeme worry any more. I'll be true to you. We'll go to New Yorkand get a nice flat. I'll go into business again, and we'll behappy. Won't you be mine?"

　　Minnie worked with less elation than she had just before Carriearrived. The sizzle of the meat frying did not sound quite sopleasing now that Carrie had reported her discontent. To Carrie,the one relief of the whole day would have been a jolly home, asympathetic reception, a bright supper table, and some one tosay: "Oh, well, stand it a little while. You will get somethingbetter," but now this was ashes. She began to see that theylooked upon her complaint as unwarranted, and that she wassupposed to work on and say nothing. She knew that she was topay four dollars for her board and room, and now she felt that itwould be an exceedingly gloomy round, living with these people.

　　Hurstwood thought he saw a shade of compliance in this. Heredoubled his ardour.

　　"What sort of work do you want to do?"

　　"Nothing much," returned Hurstwood. "It's quite a resort.There's some pretty scenery about here."

　　"You oughtn't to have had anything to do with him," said Drouetin an injured tone, "after all I've done for you."

　　"Are you?"

　　"Wha--what's the matter?" said Minnie, drowsily.