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When she was a girl of sixteen and before she began to work in the store,Alice had dated a young man.The young man,named Ned Currie,was older than Alice.He was employed on the local newspaper and for a long time he went to see Alice almost every evening.Together the two walked under the trees through the streets of the town and talked of what they would do with their lives.Alice was then a very pretty girl and one night Ned took her into his arms and kissed her.He became excited and said things he did not intend to say and Alice,betrayed by her desire to have something beautiful come into her narrow life,also grew excited.She also talked.The outer crust(壳) of her life,all of her natural shyness and reserve,was torn away and she gave herself over to the emotions of love.
When,late in the fall,Ned went away to Cleveland to try to get a place on a city newspaper and rise in the world,she wanted to go with him.With_a_trembling_voice she told him what was in her mind.“I will work and you can work,”she said.“I don’t want to tie you to a needless expense that will stop you making progress.Don’t marry me now.We’ll get along without that and we can be together.Even though we live in the same house,no one will say anything.In the city we’ll be unknown and people will pay no attention to us.”
Ned was puzzled by his sweetheart’s determination and was also deeply touched.He had wanted a girlfriend just to relieve the boredom of his life but had changed his mind.He now wanted to protect her and care for her.“You don’t know what you’re talking about,”he said sharply,“I’ll let you do no such thing.As soon as I get a good job,I’ll come back.For the present you’ll have to stay here.It’s the only thing we can do.”
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