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continually be made the dupes of these women? I say to her: 

     〃Franziska; what is the matter with your left hand?〃 

     〃Leave Franziska's left hand alone;〃 says Tita; severely。 

     〃My   dear;〃   I   reply;   humbly;   〃I   am   afraid   Franziska   has   hurt   her   left 

hand。〃 

     At   this   moment   Charlie;   having   stuck   the   bottles   among   the   reeds; 

comes back; and; hearing our talk; he says; in a loud and audacious way: 

     〃Oh; do you mean the ring? It's a pretty little thing I had about me; and 

Franziska   has   been   good   enough   to   accept   it。 You   can   show   it   to   them; 

Franziska。 

     Of course he had it about him。 Young men always do carry a stock of 

ruby rings with them when they go fishing; to put in the noses of the fish。 I 

have observed it frequently。 

     Franziska   looks   timidly   at   Tita;   and   then   she   raises   her   hand;   that 

trembles a little。 She is about to take the ring off to show it to us   when 



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Charlie interposes: 

     〃You needn't take it off; Franziska。〃 

     And with that; somehow; the girl slips away from among us; and Tita 

is with her; and we don't get a glimpse of either of them until the solitude 

resounds with our cries for luncheon。 

     In due time Charlie returned to London; and to Surrey with us in very 

good spirits。 He used to come down very often to see us; and one evening 

at dinner he disclosed the fact that he was going over to the Black Forest 

in the following week; although the November nights were chill just then。 

     〃And how long do you remain?〃 

     〃A month;〃 he says。 

     〃Madam;〃   I   say   to   the   small   lady   at   the   other   end   of   the   table;〃   a 

month from now will bring us to the 4th of December。 You have lost the 

bet you   made last   Christmas   morning;   when will it please   you to   resign 

your authority?〃 

     〃Oh; bother the bet;〃 says this unscrupulous person。 

     〃But what do you mean?〃 says Charlie。 

     〃Why;〃   I   say   to   him;   〃she   laid   a   wager   last   Christmas   Day  that   you 

would not be married within a year。 And now you say you mean to bring 

Franziska over on the 4th of December next。 Isn't it so?〃 

     〃Oh; no!〃 he says; 〃we don't get married till the spring。〃 

     You should have heard the burst of low; delightful laughter with which 

Queen Tita welcomed this announcement。 She had won her wager。 



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