IV. DOROTHEA AND MR. LAINE
V. THE LOSS OF HIS BEST FRIEND
VI. A LETTER FROM DOROTHEA
VII. AN AFTERNOON CALL
VIII. THE RECEPTION
IX. DOROTHEA ASKS QUESTIONS
X. A DISCOVERY
XI. A CHANCE ENCOUNTER
XII. CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
XIII. MR. LAINE GOES SHOPPING ALONE
XIV. AN INFORMAL VISIT
XV. THE MAN WHO DID NOT KNOW
XVI. A CHANGE OF PLANS
XVII. A VISIT TO VIRGINIA
XVIII. ELMWOOD
XIX. CHRISTMAS
XX. CLAUDIA
XXI. A VISIT FROM DOROTHEA
XXII. SPRINGTIME





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GENERAL

Mr. Winthrop Laine threw his gloves on the table, his overcoat on a
chair, put his hat on the desk, and then looked down at his shoes.