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<v Speaker 1>Chapter forty nine of Philip Drew Administrator by Edward House.

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<v Speaker 1>This LibriVox recording is in the public domain, recorded by

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<v Speaker 1>the Progressing America Project. Chapter forty nine, uneven odds. Gloria

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<v Speaker 1>and Janet Selwyn saw much of one another in Washington,

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<v Speaker 1>and Drew was with them both during those hours he

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<v Speaker 1>felt necessary for recreation. Janet was ever bubbling over with

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<v Speaker 1>fun and unrestrained humor, and was a constant delight to

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<v Speaker 1>both Gloria and Drew. Somewhere deep in her soul there

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<v Speaker 1>was a serious stratum, but it never came to the surface.

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<v Speaker 1>Neither Gloria nor Drew knew what was passing in those

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<v Speaker 1>turbulent depths, and neither knew the silent heartaches when she

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<v Speaker 1>was alone and began to take an inventory of her

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<v Speaker 1>innermost self. She had loved Drew from the first moment

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<v Speaker 1>she saw him at her home in Philadelphia, but with

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<v Speaker 1>that her pressience in such matters as only women have,

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<v Speaker 1>she knew that nothing more than his friendship would ever

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<v Speaker 1>be hers. She sometimes felt the bitterness of woman's position

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<v Speaker 1>in such situations. If Drew had loved her, he would

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<v Speaker 1>have been free to pay her court and to do

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<v Speaker 1>those things which oftentimes awaken a kindred feeling in another,

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<v Speaker 1>But she was helpless. An advancement from her would lessen

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<v Speaker 1>his regard and make impossible that which she most desired.

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<v Speaker 1>She often wondered what there was between Gloria and Drew.

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<v Speaker 1>Was there an attachment understanding? Or was it one of

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<v Speaker 1>those platonic friendships created by common interests and a common purpose?

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<v Speaker 1>She wished she knew she was reasonably sure of Gloria

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<v Speaker 1>that she loved Drew seemed to admit of little doubt.

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<v Speaker 1>But what of him? Did he love Gloria? Or did

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<v Speaker 1>his love encompass the earth? And was mankind ever to

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<v Speaker 1>be his wife and mistress? She wished she knew how

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<v Speaker 1>imperturbable he was. Was he to live and die? A

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<v Speaker 1>fathomless mystery if he could not be hers? Her generous

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<v Speaker 1>heart pled for Gloria. She and Gloria often talked of Drew.

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<v Speaker 1>There was no fencing between these two, open and enthusiastic

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<v Speaker 1>admiration of Philip each expressed, but there were no confidences

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<v Speaker 1>which revealed their hearts. Realizing that her love would never

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<v Speaker 1>be reciprocated, Janet misled Philip as to her real feelings.

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<v Speaker 1>One day when the three were together, she said, mister administrator,

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<v Speaker 1>why don't you marry It would add enormously to your popularity,

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<v Speaker 1>and it would keep a lot of us girls from

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<v Speaker 1>being old maids. How would it prevent your being an

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<v Speaker 1>old maid? Janet said, Drew, please explain why there are

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of us that hope to have you call

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<v Speaker 1>some afternoon and ask us to be missus Drew, And

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<v Speaker 1>it begins to look to me as if some of

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<v Speaker 1>us would be disappointed. Drew laughed and told her not

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<v Speaker 1>to give up hope, and then he said, more seriously,

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<v Speaker 1>some day, when my work here is done, I shall

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<v Speaker 1>take your advice if I can find someone who will

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<v Speaker 1>marry me. If you wait too long, Philip, you will

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<v Speaker 1>be so old no one will want you, said Janet.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a feeling, Janet, that somewhere there is a

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<v Speaker 1>woman who knows and will wait. If I am wrong,

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<v Speaker 1>then the future holds for me many bitter and unhappy hours.

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<v Speaker 1>Drew said this with such deep feeling that both Gloria

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<v Speaker 1>and Janet were surprised, and Janet wondered whether this was

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<v Speaker 1>a message to some unknown woman or was it meant

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<v Speaker 1>for Gloria. She wished she knew, and of chapter forty nine,