小说园

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"cinch。

"Ayoungwomanofamodestandleasingguisewasstandingbeforeashowwindowgazingwithsrightlyinterestatitsdislayofshavingmugsandinkstands，andtwoyardsfromthewindowalargeolicemanofseveredemeanourleanedagainstawaterlug。

ItwasSoay&aos;sdesigntoassumetheroleofthedesicableandexecrated

"masher。

"Therefinedandelegantaearanceofhisvictimandthecontiguityoftheconscientiouscoencouragedhimtobelievethathewouldsoonfeeltheleasantofficialclutchuonhisarmthatwouldinsurehiswinterquartersoftherightlittle，tightlittleisle。

Soaystraightenedtheladymissionary&aos;sready-madetie，draggedhisshrinkingcuffsintotheoen，sethishatatakillingcantandsidledtowardtheyoungwomen。Hemadeeyesather，wastakenwithsuddencoughsand

"hems，

"smiled，smirked，andwentbrazenlythroughtheimudentandcontemtiblelitanyofthe

"masher。

"WithhalfaneyeSoaysawthattheolicemanwaswatchinghimfixedly。Theyoungwomanmovedawayafewstes，andagainbestowedherabsorbedattentionuontheshavingmugs。Soayfollowed，boldlysteingtoherside，raisedhishatandsaid:

"Ahthere，Bedelia!Don&aos;tyouwanttocomeandlayinmyyard?

"

Theolicemanwasstilllooking。TheersecutedyoungwomanhadbuttobeckonafingerandSoaywouldberacticallyenrouteforhisinsularhaven。Alreadyheimaginedhecouldfeelthecosywarmthofthestation-house。Theyoungwomanfacedhimand，stretchingoutahand，caughtSoay&aos;scoatsleeve。

"Sure，Mike，

"shesaidjoyfully，

"ifyou&aos;llblowmetoaailofsuds。I&aos;dhavesoketoyousooner，butthecowaswatching。

"

WiththeyoungwomanlayingtheclingingivytohisoakSoaywalkedasttheolicemanovercomewithgloom。Heseemeddoomedtoliberty。

Atthenextcornerheshookoffhiscomanionandran。Hehaltedinthedistrictwherebynightarefoundthelighteststreets，hearts，vowsandlibrettos。Womeninfursandmeningreatcoatsmovedgailyinthewintryair。AsuddenfearseizedSoaythatsomedreadfulenchantmenthadrenderedhimimmunetoarrest。Thethoughtbroughtalittleofanicuonit，andwhenhecameuonanotherolicemanlounginggrandlyinfrontofatranslendenttheatrehecaughtattheimmediatestrawof

"disorderlyconduct。

"

OnthesidewalkSoaybegantoyelldrunkengibberishatthetoofhisharshvoice。Hedanced，howled，raved，andotherwisedisturbedthewelkin。

Theolicemantwirledhisclub，turnedhisbacktoSoayandremarkedtoacitizen:

"‘TisoneofthemYaleladscelebratin’thegooseeggtheygivetotheHartfordCollege。Noisy;butnoharm。We&aos;veinstructionstolavethembe。

"

Disconsolate，Soayceasedhisunavailingracket。Wouldneveraolicemanlayhandsonhim?InhisfancytheIslandseemedanunattainableArcadia。Hebuttonedhisthincoatagainstthechillingwind。

Inacigarstorehesawawell-dressedmanlightingacigarataswinginglight。Hissilkumbrellahehadsetbythedooronentering。Soaysteedinside，securedtheumbrellaandsaunteredoffwithitslowly。Themanatthecigarlightfollowedhastily。

"Myumbrella，