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O.Henry
IwestofWashingtoreetshaverundbrokeosmallstripscalled"places".These"plaakestrangeanglesareetcrossesitselfatimeortwo.Anartistoncediscoveredavaluablepossibilityinthisstreet.Supposeacollectorwithabillforpaints,paperandvasshthisroute,suddehimselfingback,withoutagbeenpaidonat!
So,toquaintoldGreenwichVillagetheartpeopleso,huntingfornorthwindowsaurygablesandDutchattidlowreheyimportedssandagdishortwofromSixthAvenue,a;y".
Atthetopofasquatty,three-storybridJohnsyhadtheirstudio."Johnsy"wasfamiliarforJoanna.OnewasfromMaiherfromia.Theyhadmetatthetabled'hoteofareet"Delmonip;apos;s",andfouesinart,chicorysaladandbishopsleevessoialthatthejointstudioresulted.
ThatwasinMay.InNovemberaseehedoctorseumohey,touehereahhisigers.Overosidethisravagerstrodeboldly,smitinghisvictimsbyscores,buthisfeettrodslhthemazeofthenarrowandmoss-grown"places".
Mr.Pneumoniaouldcallachivalritlematlewomanwithbloodthinnedbyiazephyrswashardlyfairgameforthered-fisted,short-breathedoldduffer.ButJohe;andshelay,scarg,oediroead,lhthesmallDutdow-paheblahebrickhouse.
thebusydovitedSueintothehallwaywithashaggy,grayeyebrow.
"Shehasoussay,ten,"hesaid,asheshookdownthemerhisieter."Andthatceisforhertowahislehaveoflining-upoheuheentirepharmacopoeialooksilly.Yourlittleladyhasmadeuphermindthatshe'snotgoiwell.Hassheanythingonhermind?"
"She-sheainttheBayofNaplessomeday."saidSue.
"Paint?-bosh!Hassheanythingonhermindworththinkingabluttwifori;
"Aman?"saidSue,;apinhervoianworth-but,no,doctor;thereisnothingofthekind."
"Well,itistheweak;saidthedoctor."Iwilldoallthatsce,sofarasitmayfilterthroughmyefforts,plish.ButwheieotthecarriagesinherfuneralproIsubtract50perthecurativepowerofmedies.IfyouwillgethertoaskoionabouttheylesincloaksleevesIwillpromiseyouaone-in-fiveceforher,insteadofo;
&hedoheworkroomandcriedaJapaoapulp.ThensheswaggeredintoJohnsy'sroomwithherdrawingboard,whistlingragtime.
Johnsylay,scargarippleuhes,withherfaceto.Suestoppedwhistling,thinkingshe>
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AsSuewassketgapairofeleganthtrousersandamohefigureofthehero,anIdahocowboy,sheheardalowsouimesrepeated.Shewentquicklytothebedside.
Johnsy'seyeswereopenwide.Shewaslookingoutthewindowandg-gback>
"Twelve,"shesaid,aer"eleven";aen,"and";;a;eight"a;,almosttogether.
Suelooksolicitouslyoutoftheastheretot?Therewasonlyabare,drearyyardtobeseen,andtheblahebrickhousetweaway.Anold,oldivyvine,gnarledaheroots,climbedhalfthebrickwall.Thecoldbreathofautumnhadstriitsleavesfromthevisskeletonbrang,almostbare,tbricks.
"Whatisit,dear?"askedSue.
"Six,"saidJohnsy,inalmostawhisper."They&apfasternow.Threedaysagotherewerealmostahumademyheada.Butnoos;seasy.Theregoesahereareonow."
"Fivewhat,dear?TellyourSudie."
"Leaves.OntheivyvihelastonefallsImustgo,too.I'veknownthatforthreedays.Didn'tthedoctortellyou?"
"Oh,Ineverheardofsuse,"plaihmags."Whathaveoldivyleavestodowithywell?Aolovethatvineso,younaughtygirl.Don'tbeagoosey.Why,thedoethismthatyourcesfwellrealsoo'sseeexactlywhathesaid-hesaidtheceswerete'salmostasgoodaceaswehaveinNeerideocarsorastanewbuilding.TrytotakesomebrothSudiegobackt,sosheselltheeditormanortwineforhersickdporkchreedyself."
"Youneedn'tgetanymorewi;saidJohnsy,keepinghereyesfixedoutthewindow.&quoesanother.No,Idon'twantanybroth.Thatleavesjustfour.Iwaogetsdark.ThenI'llgo,too."
"Joh;saidSue,bendi;willyoupromisemetokeepyoureyesdnotlookoutthewindowuntilIamd?Imusthandthsinbytomorrow.I,orIwoulddrawtheshadedown."
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