than the visit to Kinney, the new hat and frock once a year (a year behind the fashion); their only companions women like themselves, with the same tastes, the same thoughts, the same habits——" "Without one thought in life but the successes of their husbands—the hay crop, the price of cattle; without other diversion than the visit to Kinney, the new hat and frock once a year (a year behind the fashion); their only companions women like themselves, with the same tastes, the same thoughts, the same habits——" "O God!" whispered the girl, laying a restraining hand on his arm, "don't go on! I can't stand it." "O God!" whispered the girl, laying a restraining hand on his arm, "don't go on! I can't stand it." He clasped her hands in both of his own. He clasped her hands in both of his own. "Don't you see it's impossible?" he whispered. "You weren't made for that kind of thing. Your bloom would fade like theirs, only sooner because of your fineness. You'd never grow like those women, because it isn't in you to be ugly. But you'd fade early." "Don't you see it's impossible?" he whispered. "You weren't made for that kind of thing. Your bloom would fade like theirs, only sooner because of your fineness. You'd never grow like those women, because it isn't in you to be ugly. But you'd fade early." "Yes," she said, "I know it." "Yes," she said, "I know it." "You can't stay. I know, just as you know, that you were never meant for a life like that—you weren't meant for a life like this. Do you care what becomes of these kids? No matter how much chance you give them to get up in the world, they'll seek their own level in the end." "You can't stay. I know, just as you know, that you were never meant for a life like that—you weren't meant for a life like this. Do you care what becomes of these kids? No matter how much chance you give them to get up in the world, they'll seek their own level in the end." "No, I can't stay here." She repeated the phrase mechanically, her gaze afar. "No, I can't stay here." She repeated the phrase mechanically, her gaze afar. "I've watched you, Camilla. I
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