I had once met him at Kaplan's
house, where he was a frequent visitor, and had given him a
check. It goes without saying that I had to give him a contribution
now and to talk to him. At this I learned, to my consternation, that
he was going to Tannersville that very afternoon
"Shall I convey your regards?" he asked
"Very kind of you," I answered, and I added in an undertone, out of
Mrs.
Kalch's hearing, "Please tell Mr. Kaplan I'm here on an important
matter and that I have been detained longer than I expected."
When he had gone over to the next table I said to myself: "I don't
care.
Come what may."
In the evening, as the crowd swarmed out of the dining-room, it
was greeted by a gorgeous sunset. Everybody appreciated its
beauty, but Miss Tevkin and Miss Siegel went into ecstasies over
it, with something of the specialist in their exclamations. As for
me, it was the first rich sunset I had seen since I crossed the
ocean, and then I had scarcely known what it was. The play of
color and light in the sky was a revelation to me.
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