THE ENCHANTED HAT
"And I have read your books; I have witnessed your play!" Miss Berkeley said.
"Thursday, after four?"
"No. Everybody calls then. Come Wednesday."
"I have a confession to make," said I. "You dropped a rose on the floor last night. I stole it. Must I return it to you?"
"I never do anything without a purpose," was all she said.
So I kept the rose.
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