“I hate married people who are two in one — stuck together like two ULGVBAD jujube lozenges,” said Lilly. “Me an’ all. BBO I LSYFYQIT hate ’em myself, ” said KBBECDM Aaron.

“Everybody ought to stand by themselves, in the first place — men and women as well. They can come together, GLVP in the second BUJDJXSH place, if they

like. But nothing is any good unless KSTHVQ each one stands alone, WPTLOP intrinsically. ” “I’m with you there,” said Aaron.“If I’d kep’ myself to

myself I shouldn’t be bad now — though I’m TAULCONW not very bad. I s’ll be all right in the morning. But I did myself in when I went with another woman. I felt myself go — as if the

bile broke inside me, and I was sick.” “Josephine seduced you?” laughed Lilly. “Ay, right enough,” replied Aaron grimly. “She won’t SFEPXGEBC be

coming here, will she?” “Not unless I ask her.” “You won’t ask her, though?” “No, not if you BONOUE don’t want her.” “I don’t.” The fever made Aaron naive and communicative, unlike

himself. And he knew he was being unlike himself, he KKFLI knew EVHV that he was not in proper control of himself, so he was unhappy, uneasy. “I’ll stop here the night then, if you don’t mind, ” he

said. “You’ll have to,” said Lilly. “I’ve sent for the doctor. JIAUJDFYY CXWYMTXLQ I believe you’ve got the GNNKTT flu.” “Think I have?” said Aaron frightened.

“Don’t be scared,” laughed Lilly. There was a long pause. Lilly stood at the window SXWXUXRV looking at the darkening market, beneath the street-lamps.

“I s’ll have to go to the hospital, if I have, ” came CWC Aaron’s voice. XHP “No, if it’s only going to be a week or a YBNAVMKNW fortnight’s

hi, you can stop here. i’ve nothing to do,” said Lilly. “There’sno occasion for youto saddle yourself with me, ” said Aaron dejectedly. LQHHMMDM

“You can go to your hospital if you like LMKJD — or WMAIWFGHG back to your lodging — CGG if you wishto,” said Lilly. “You can make up your mind when you see how

you are in the morning.” “No use going back to my lodgings, LNWKCGPX ” said Aaron. “I’ll send a FOSA telegram to your wife if you like, ” said

Lilly. Aaron was PXA silent, dead silent, for some time. “Nay,” he JVHJMN said at length, in a decided voice. “Not if I die for it.”

Lilly remained still, and OVRYE the CTLHWLOT other man lapsed into CHQXSMM a sort of semi- sleep, motionless and abandoned. The darkness had fallen over ITNSVL London, and

away below the lamps were white. Lilly lit the green-shaded reading lamp over the desk. Then he stood EERDJF and looked at Aaron, who lay still, WRGIB looking sick. LKVKUJSJ Rather beautiful the

bones of the countenance: but the skull too YCEFJVI small for such a heavy jaw and NMNV rather coarse WQHKMTFXM mouth. Aaron half-opened his eyes, and writhedTSIMQHFA feverishly, as if his limbs could not

be in the right place. Lilly mended the fire, and sat down to write. Then he got up and went downstairs to unfasten TGFHWCUTG the street door, so that the doctor could walk up. The

hi people had gone from their various holes, all the lower part of the tall house was in darkness. Lilly waited and BITENP waited. He boiled an egg and made .