Alexander's Bridge

onal business and saw a great many men who were doing interesting things in his own profession. He disliked

he Embankment was bathed in bright, clear sunshine. London had wakened to life after three weeks of cold and sodden rain. Bartley breakfasted hurriedly and went over his mail while the hotel valet packed his trunks. Then he paid his account and walked rapidly down the Strand past Charing Cross Station

tself. Her rooms were flooded with sunshine and full of the flowers h

lda?" he asked as he sat down,

hree hours, working at my part.

ning. But this morning we are going to have a holiday. What do you say to a drive out to Kew and Richmond? You may not get a

le you are telephoning I'll change my dress. I shan'

nts wearing a long gray squi

r. "Why don't you wear some o

usly thrifty!" She laughed as she looked about the room. "You've been sending me far too many flowers, Bartl

jade or ivory things you are so fond of? Or

he tall glass. "No, there are some things you can't do.

tton the long gray suede glove. "How g

een studying. It alway

slowly. "When did you learn to t

of. Come, the carriage is waitin

rry. We've pl

er costumes. The metal trappings of the harnesses shone dazzlingly, and the wheels were revolving disks that threw off rays of light.

ey announced suddenly. "I'll cut off a day in Li

ed not to make too glad. "I think people w

ss and shadow of London are changed to a kind of shining, pulsing, special atmosphere; when the smoky vapors become fluttering golden clouds, nacreous veils of pink and amber; when all that bleakness of gray stone and dullness of dirty br

r weather and our houses and our ways of amusing ourselves. But we can be happier than anybody. We can g

ntly over her gray fur collar, and B

e patted her glove with his ha

esn't take pluck to fight for one's moment, but it takes pluck to go

less day and had now come hungrily out to drink the muddy lees of it. They stood in long black lines, waiting before the pit entrances of the theatres-short-coated boys, and girls in sailor hats, all shivering and chatting gayly. There was a blurred rhythm in all the dull

d Noyes. Ed.] [I have placed it

ondon always makes me want to live more than any other city in the world. You remember our priestess mummy over i

stood there and watched her and wished her well. I be

go home. I could eat all the dinners there are in London to-night. Where s

o, where we went so often when you were here in the summer? I love it, and I've never be

ght! The fine weather must have thawed them out. We've had five miles of `Il Tr

estructible thing in the world. Do you really believe that all those people rushing about down there, going to good dinners and clubs and thea

g her quickly to the pavement. As he lifted her i