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"Do tell me, Mr. Stirling, how you and Watts D'Alloi came to room
together?"
"He asked me."
"Yes. But what ever made him do that?"
"I've often wondered myself."
"I can easily understand his asking you, but what first threw you
together?"
"A college scrape."
"Were you in a college scrape?"
"Yes. I was up before the faculty twice."
"Do tell me what you had done?"
"I was charged with stealing the chapel Bible, and with painting a front
door of one of the professors."
"And had you done these things?"
"No."
The guests began to say good-night, so the dialogue was interrupted.
When it came Peter's turn to go, Miss De Voe said:
"I hope you will not again refuse my dinner invitations."
"I have had a very pleasant evening," said Peter. "But I had a
pleasanter one, the other night."
"Good-evening," said Miss De Voe mechanically. She was really thinking
"What a very nice speech. He couldn't have meant anything by his remark
about the questions."
Peter dined the next evening with Lispenard, who in the course of the
meal turned the conversation to Miss De Voe.


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