"Oh!Yourhandsarebleeding!I’msosorry!There’safirst-aidkitinmycar．I’llgetitanddressyourhandforyou．Youdon’thavetoworrysir．Mydoghasbeenvaated,sothere’snodangerofrabiesortetanus.”Sayingso,shewalkedbrisklytohercar．Thoughshewasnolongerdressedasanun,Dimitrireizedherrightaway,forshewasthatslim，veiled,nymph-likefigureinthebckhabitthatthatarrestedhiseyesintheearlymsunlightonedawnwithherunworldlyairofspiritualintelligence．Whileshelyingaicmedicationonhishand，Dimitrisaid，
"IfIremembercorrectly,thisisthesedtimeyoufixmyhandforme.”Theyoungwoman’sslenderhandsworkedbusily，butshedidnotreply．Whenshefinished，sheraisedherheadandasked，
"AreyouaskingwhyI’mnolongerwearingmyhabit?"
"Ifyouarewillingtotellme，I’dlikeverymuchtoknow.”Shehesitatedforamoment．
"Iwilltellyouoneday．Forthetimebeing,I’dprefertokeepitasecret．You，too，haveyoursecrets．IfIamnotmistakeyouoargecharityballwhereyoumadehugedonationstohelpthedisabled.”Dimitrinoddedinagreement．
"Iheardpeoplecallyouel．Isthatyourname?"
"Yes，itis．Ilivearoundherenow，andIamgivingvoidpianolessonsatanearbycollege．Ienjoyitverymudiokeepatitforawhileinsteadofmovingaroundlikeanomadandgingjobsallthetime．We’llmeetagain.”
"Yes，Iamalwaysinthisarea．We’llmeetagain.”elstoodup．
"Timeforcss．ImusttakeLueaowork．Seeyouaround.”
Whenthebeautifulwomanandherdoggotintotheddroveoff，Mr.FiuckhisheadoutofDimitri’spocketexg，
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