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The bookkeeper laughed and Alice, continuing to crochet violently, continued.
"You ought to be thankful you haven't the habit. It gets one into all sorts of entanglements. A few weeks ago I met some suburban friends on the street. They appeared so pleased to see me that before I really thought what I was doing I asked them to come in town some day and have lunch with me, and I promised to let them know very soon just what day to come. That luncheon, for which I can neither afford the time nor the money and which wasn't in the least called for, has hung on my neck like a millstone. The thought of it has worried and depressed me ever since. The event comes tomorrow, and then, after these mats are done, I'm through! I shall not mortgage my time, money and industry any more. Hear my vow!"
"Yes, I hear it." The other young woman assumed an accusing air. "But what about my essay for the Young Women's league that I wanted you to type for me this week?"
"Oh, your essay—certainly I'll typewrite that for you, dear. I can do it after hours Just as well as not."
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