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"p;apos;tyoudrawiherroom?"askedJohnsy，coldly.
"I'dratherbeherebyyou，"saidSue."Beside，Idon'twantyoutokeeplookingatthosesillyivyleaves."
"Tellmeassoonasyouhavefi;saidJohnsy，ghereyes，andlyiillasfalle;becauseIwaonefall.I'mtiredofwaiting.I'mtiredofthinking.Iwanttoturnloosemyhold，andgosailingdown，down，justlikeohosepoor，tiredleaves."
"Trytosleep，"saidSue."ImustcallBehrmanuptobemymodelfortheoldhermitminer.I'llnotbegoe.Don'ttrytomove'tilIeback."
OldBehrmanainterwholivedonthegroundfloorbeheHeastsixtyandhadaMigelo'sMdownfromtheheadthebodyofanimp.Behrmanwasafailureinart.FortyyearshehadwieldedthebrushwithoutgettiotouchthehemofhisMistress'srobe.Hehadbeenalaintamasterpiece，buthadbegunit.Forseveralyearshehadpaihinowandthenadaubinthelineoferce.Heearlebyservingasamodeltothoseyoungartistsintheywhootpaythepriceofaprofessiiilltalkedofhisasterpiece.Fortheresthewasafiercelittleoldman，whoscoffedterriblyatsoftnessinanyone，andwhardedhimselfasespecialmastiff-in-waitingtoprotectthetwoyoungartistsiudioabove.
SuefoundBehrmaronglyofjuniperberriesinhisdimlylighteddenbelow.InoneerwasablankahadbeenwaitiweoreceivethefirstlierpieofJohnsy'sfandhowshefearedshewould，iandfragileasaleafherself，floataway，wheholdupre>
OldBehrman，withhisredeyesplainlystreaming，shoutedhisptandderisionforsuaginings.
"Vass!"hecried."Isderepeopleindeworldmitderfoolishodiebecauseleafsdeydropofffromadedvine?Ihafnotheardofsug.No，Iwillnotboseasamodelforyourfoolhermit-dunderhead.VydoyouallowdotsillypusioeinderbraipoorleetleMissYohnsy."
"Sheisveryilla;saidSue，"andthefeverhaslefthermindmorbidandfullefancies.Verywell，Mr.Behrman，ifyoudooposeforme，youneedn't.ButIthinkyouareahorridold-oldflibbertigibbet."
"Youarejustlikeawoman!"yelledBehrman."WhosaidIwillnotbose?Gooyou.ForhalfanhourIhafpeentryingtosaydotIamreadytobose.Gott!DisisnotanyblawhiesogootasMissYohnsyshallliesiedayIvillbaintamasterpiedveshallallgoaway.Gott!Yes."
Johnsyiheyulledtheshadedowntothewindow-sill，andmotiootheotherrooIheypeeredoutthewindowfearfullyattheivyviheylookedateachotherforamomentwithoutspeaki，wasfallihsnow.Behrman，inhisoldblueshirt，tookhisseatasthehermitmineronaleforarock.
WhenSueawokefromanhour'ssleepthemshefoundJohnsywithdull，wide-opearingatthedrawngreenshade.
"Pullitup;Iwa;sheordered，inawhisper.
WearilySueobeyed.
But，look!Afterthebeatingraisofwindthathadehroughthelivelongoodoutagainstthebrieivyleaf.Itwasthelastoilldarkgreeem，butwithitsserratededgestiheyellowofdissolutiohungbravelyfromabrayfeetabovetheground.
"Itisthelasto;saidJohnsy."Ithoughtitwouldsurelyfallduri.Iheardthewind.Itwillfalltoday，andIshalldieatthesametime."
"Dear，dear!"saidSue，leaningherworothepillow，"thinkofme，ifyouos;tthinkofyourself.WhatwouldIdo?"
ButJohnsydidhelohinginalltheworldisasoulwhenitismakiogoonitsmysterious，farjourhefaopossesshermlyasoiesthatbouofriendshipahwereloosed.
Thedayworeaway，ahroughthetwilighttheycouldseetheloneivyleafgtoitsstemagainstthewall.Aheihenorthwindwasagaiheraiagainsttheattereddowcheaves.
&waslightenoughJohnsy，themeraheshadeberaised.Theivyleafwasstillthere.
Johnsylayftimelookingatit.AndtheoSue，whherbrasstove.
"I'vebeenabadgirl，Sudie，"saidJohnsy."Somethinghasmadethatlastleafstaytheretoshoas.Itisasintowanttodie.Ymealittlebrothnow，ahalittleportinit，and-nmeahand-mirrorfirst，andthenpaepillowsaboutme，andIwillsitupandwatchyoucook."
Andhourlatershesaid:
"Sudie，somedayIhopetopainttheBayof;
&ortheafternoon，andSuehadaogointothehallwayasheleft.
"Eve;saidthedSue'sthin，shakinghandinhis."Withgyou'llwin."AndnowImustseeanothercaseIhavedownstairs.Behrman，hisnameis-somekindofanartist，Ibelieve.Poo.Heisanold，weakmaackisacute.Thereisnohopeforhim;buthegoestothehospitaltodaytobemademorefortable."
&daythedoctorsaidtoSue，"She'soutofdanger.You'vewon.Nutritio'sall."
AndthatafterothebedwhereJohnsylay，tedlyknittingaveryblueandveryuselesswoollenshouldersdputonearmaroundher，pillo>
"Ihavesomethingtotellyou，whitemouse，"shesaid."Mr.Behrmandiedofpodayial.Hewasillonlytwodays.Thejanitorfoundhimofthefirstdayinhisroomdolesswithpain.Hisshoesandgwerewetthroughandicycold.Theyp;apos;timaginewherehehadbeenonsuchadreadfulnight.Aheyfouilllighted，ahadbeesplaescatteredbrushes，ahgreenandyellowixedonit，and-lookoutthewihelastivyleafonthewall.Didn'tyouwoeredormoved?Ah，darling，it'sBehrman'smasterpietedittherethenightthatthelastleaffell."
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