`` If I 'd thought he would I might n't have been so sharp with him , '' was as far as she would let herself go even in thought . When four weeks had elapsed Jerome came over one Saturday night . He was fluttered and anxious , but hid it in a masterly manner . Anne was taken by surprise . She had not thought he would ever come again , and was off her guard . He had come around the porch corner abruptly as she stood there in the dusk , and she started very perceptibly . `` Good evening , Anne , '' he said , easily and unblushingly . Anne choked up . She was very angry , or thought she was . Jerome appeared not to notice her lack of welcome . He sat coolly down in his old place . His heart was beating like a hammer , but Anne did not know that . `` I suppose , '' she said cuttingly , `` that you 're on your way down to the bridge . It 's almost a pity for you to waste time stopping here at all , any more than you have of late . No doubt Harriet 'll be expecting you . '' A gleam of satisfaction flashed over Jerome 's face . He looked shrewdly at Anne , who was not looking at him , but was staring uncompromisingly out over the poppy beds . A jealous woman always gives herself away . If Anne had been indifferent she would not have given him that slap in the face . `` I dunno 's she will , '' he replied coolly .
`` I did n't say XXXXX sure whether I 'd be down tonight or not .
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