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A Marriage Below Zero.
wondered if she were more attractive than I was. What a fool I had been to imagine that he would notice me, as I strutted before my glass in the silly pride of a peacock! He was all the time thinking of some one else. I wondered why I could not picture this "some one else." I seemed utterly unable to realize the fact that Arthur Ravener could love another woman.
However, my future should soon be decided. I was excited, earnest, and eager to begin my self-imposed task.