The Grain of Dust by David Graham Phillips
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"I don't even know her name. One of the typewriters."
"What made Josephine jealous of her?" "Haven't I told you Josephine was not----" "But I saw. Who is this girl?--pretty?" Norman pretended to stifle a yawn. "Josephine bored me half to death talking about her. Now it's you. I never heard so much about so little." "Is there something up between you and the girl?" teased Ursula. "Now, that's an outrage!" cried Norman. "She's got nothing but her reputation, poor child. Do leave her that." "Is she very young?" "How should I know?" "Youth is a charm in itself." "What sort of rot is this!" exclaimed he. "Do you think I'd drop down to anything of that kind--in _any_ circumstances? A little working girl--and in my own office?" "Why do you heat so, Fred?" teased the sister. "Really, I don't wonder Josephine was torn up." An auto almost ran into them--one of those innumerable hairbreadth |
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