Good-by," she said, as we paused in
front of the elevator door. "Don't forget what I told you." She was
ill at ease again
The elevator came down from the upper floors. We shook hands
and she entered it. It sank out of sight. I stood still for a second
and then returned to my private office with a sense of relief and
sadness. My heart was full of love for Anna
CHAPTER VII IN a vague, timid way I had been planning to
propose to Anna all along. My meeting with Dora gave these
plans shape. Her unexpected visit revived in my mind the whole
history of my acquaintance with her. I said to myself: "It was
through tenacity and persistence that I won her. It was persistence,
too, that gave me success in business. Anna is a meek,
good-natured girl.
She has far less backbone than Dora. I can win her, and I will." It
seemed so convincing. It was like a discovery. It aroused the
fighting blood in my veins. I was throbbing with love and
determination. I was priming myself for a formal proposal. I
expected to take her by storm.
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