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She told him she had known all the time why he came to see her , and when he reminded her that it was Thursday she invited him to call if he thought it worth while . When he saw Miss Harris at supper-time and undertook to explain his black eyes she assured him coldly that he and his ebony gig-lamps mattered nothing in her young life , as evidence of which she flashed a magnificent three-quarter carat diamond solitaire on her third finger . She and Mr. Gross expected to be married inside of two or three years if all went well , she told him . At eight o'clock , disguised behind a pair of blue goggles , Louis headed for Miss Monon 's door , glad that the cozy corner was so dimly lighted . When he arrived she bathed his battle-scarred features with hamamelis , which is just the same as Pond 's Extract , but does n't cost so much , and told him the other girls had acted foolishly . She was very sweet and gentle with him and young Mitchell , imperfect as was his vision , saw something in her he had never seen before . A week went by , during which it seemed that all the railroads except the Monon had suddenly gone out of business .