`` What a shame I was n't there ! They 'd have gone mad over my dress . '' But the next item of information crushed her . The Creature had arrived . He had called that afternoon , and was coming to dinner that night . `` How fortunate , '' said the Girl , as she went to her room , `` that I relieved my mind to that Young Man out in the park today . If I had come back with all that pent-up feeling seething within me and heard this news right on top of it all , I might have flown into a thousand pieces . What lovely brown eyes he had ! I do dote on brown eyes . The Creature will be sure to have fishy blue ones . '' * * * * * When the Girl went down to meet the Creature she found herself confronted by the Young Man . For the first , last , and only time in her life , the Girl had not a word to say . But her family thought her confusion very natural and pretty . They really had not expected her to behave so well . As for the Young Man , his manner was flawless . Toward the end of the dinner , when the Girl was beginning to recover herself , he turned to her . `` You know I promised never to tell , '' he said . `` Be sure you do n't , then , '' said the Girl meekly . `` But are n't you glad you left the loophole ? '' he persisted .
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