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David stared sullenly at the ground, but in a moment or two he lifted his head in a defiant manner.,"Yes I do," rejoined David, interrupting in his turn. "And so does she!","Certainly not," rejoined Etwald, with something like a sneer; "but you are also no detective.","No, no, I didn't mean that," returned Bruce hastily. "I was thinking of something else.","What does she want to see me about?" asked Jen, coldly.,"Good Lord, Miss Dallas! You here? At this hour!",Elinor nodded mutely and clasped Patricia's two hands in her own. Bruce took Patricia's other hand in his strong, warm grasp and the three stood for a silent second as much apart from the gay, noisy scene as though a curtain had dropped between them.,"I never give myself unnecessary trouble," he answered, calmly, "and, of course, I knew that I should find you here.",Here Elinor gave a start, and then composed herself as Judith went on.,Patricia looked after her with loving pride. "How pretty she is, and how clever," she thought tenderly. "And the best part of it is that she doesn't know what an adorable dear she is. I hope she gets an honorable mention, even if she can't hit the prize. She deserves a lot of good times, after all those lean years when she took such good care of us.",Elinor smiled absently, and then burst out fervently, "Isn't it all gloriously workmanlike—the bare walls and smudged doors and the painty smell, too? It's so serious. Outside, the people regard a picture as a mere luxury, but in here, here," she said, exultantly, "it is absolutely the necessary thing in life.",Standing high above them in the semi-gloom, with that faint smile still on her lips, she watched them calmly as they danced the famous Ghost Dance of the Academy about her, omitting no gruesome detail that would be calculated to affright the dismayed beholder, chanting and groaning horribly the while..