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details of the affair—a meeting at which Crane was determined to decline the benefits offered him.
"Oh, some day next week. I'll let you know when I hear from Chicago," replied the Senator, and after a little more desultory talk the Cranes rose to go.
"I took the liberty of sending your carriage away, and my chauffeur will take you home," said the Senator, mindful of attentions to a pretty and pleasing woman.
In a little while Annette and Crane were seated in the Senator's automobile, and rushing through the frosty December night toward home.
