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He went over in his mind all the boys in her class . The next morning , going to New York , Edwin Shaw , who had lost much of his uncouthness and had divorced himself entirely from his family in the matter of English , was on the train , and he scowled at him with such inscrutable fierceness that the boy fairly trembled . He always bowed punctiliously to Maria 's father , and this morning Maria was with her father . She was to have a day off : sit in her father 's office and read a book until noon , then go to lunch with him at a French restaurant , then go to the matinee . She wore a festive silk waist , and looked altogether lovely , the boy thought . `` Who is that great gawk of a fellow ? '' asked Harry of Maria .