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I made a mistake then . I should have told her . Instead , I took my broken hat and jammed it on my head with a force that made the lump she had noticed jump like a toothache , and went out . When , at noon and luncheon , I tried to tell her the truth , she listened to the end : Then : `` I should think you could have done better than that , '' she said . `` You have had all morning to think it out . '' However , if things were in a state of armed neutrality at home , I had a certain compensation for them when I told my story to Sperry that afternoon . `` You see how it is , '' I finished .