work for the Pennings.
At last Bridge stole a few minutes alone with Abigail, or, to be morestrictly a truthful historian, Abigail outgeneraled the others of thecompany and drew Bridge out upon the veranda.
"Tell me," demanded the girl, "why you were so kind to me when youthought me a worthless little scamp of a boy who had robbed some one'shome."
"I couldn't have told you a few hours ago," said Bridge. "I used towonder myself why I should feel toward a boy as I felt toward you,--itwas inexplicable,--and then when I knew that you were a girl, Iunderstood, for I knew that I loved you and had loved you from themoment that we met there in the dark and the rain beside the Road toAnywhere."
"Isn't it wonderful?" murmured the girl, and she had other things in herheart to murmur; but a man's lips smothered hers as Bridge gathered herinto his arms and strained her to him.
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Partial list of correctioins made in the previous reproofing:
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