 told you how I met Waterman at his art gallery," said Lucy. "Mr.
David Alden took me, and the old man was so polite, and so
dignified--why, I never had the slightest idea! And then he wrote me
a little note--in his own hand, mind you--inviting me to be one of a
party for the first trip of the _Bruennhilde_. Of course, I thought it
was all right. I told you I was going, you know, and you didn't have
any objections either.

"I went down there, and the launch met me and took me on board, and
a steward took me down into that room and left me, and a second
later the old man himself came in. And he shut the door behind him
and locked it!

"How do you do, Mrs. Taylor?' he said, and before I had a chance
even to open my mouth and reply, he came to me and calmly put his
arms around me.

"You can fancy my feelings. I was simply paralysed!

"Mr. Waterman?' I gasped.

"I didn't hear what he said; I was almost dazed with anger and
fright. I remember I cried several times, 'Let me go!' but he paid
not the slightest attention to me. He just held me tight in his
arms.

"Finally I got myself together, a little. I didn't want to bite and
scratch like a kitchen-wench. I tried to speak calmly.

"'Mr. Waterman,' I said, 'I want you to release me.'

"'I love you,' he said.

"'But I don't love you,' I protested. I remember thinking even then
how absurd it sounded. I can't think of anything that wouldn't have
sounded absurd in such a situation.

"'You will learn to love me,' he said. 'Many women have.'

"'I am not that sort of a woman,' I said. 'I tell you, you have made
a mistake. Let me go.'

"'I want you,' he said. 'And when I want a thing, I get it. I never
take any refusal--understand that. You don't realise the situation.
It will be no disgrace to you. Women think it an honour
told you how I met Waterman at his art gallery, " suppose Lucy. " Mr. 
 David Alden accept me, and the old man was so civil, and so 
 dignified -- why, I never had the little idea! And then he wrote me 
 a small note -- in his own hand, beware you -- inviting me to be one of a 
 party for the first slip of the _ Bruennhilde _. Of course, I thought it 
 was all right. I told you I was go, you know, and you didn't have 
 any objections either. 

 " I start down there, and the launch met me and took me on board, and 
 a shop steward took me down into that room and left me, and a second 
 later the old man himself derive in. And he shut the door behind him 
 and locked it! 

 " How do you do, Mrs. Taylor?' he said, and before I hold a chance 
 even to open my mouth and reply, he came to me and calmly put his 
 arms around me. 

 " You can visualize my feeling. I was simply paralysed! 

 " Mr. Waterman?' I pant. 

 " I didn't learn what he say; I was almost dazed with wrath and 
 fright. I remember I cry several times,' lease me go!' but he paid 
 not the slightest attention to me. He just held me besotted in his 
 arms. 

 " Finally I got myself together, a short. I didn't want to sting and 
 scribble like a kitchen - wench. I tried to speak calmly. 

 "' Mr. Waterman,' I say,' I want you to release me.' 

 "' I love you,' he say. 

 "' But I don't love you,' I protested. I remember thinking even then 
 how absurd it sound. I can't think of anything that wouldn't have 
 sound absurd in such a situation. 

 "' You will learn to sleep together me,' he said.' Many women have.' 

 "' I am not that sort of a charwoman,' I said.' I distinguish you, you have made 
 a mistake. Let me go.' 

 "' I want you,' he say.' And when I want a thing, I get it. I never 
 take any refusal -- understand that. You don't realise the situation. 
 It will be no disgrace to you. woman think it an honour
 topd you how I met Watermak at his art gallery," samd Lucy. "Mr.
David Alden took me, and the old men wqs so polite, and so
dignifiea--why, I nener had tye soughtest idxz! And tmzn he arotz ne
a little notg--in his own vand, mind you--itvktnng me to be one of a
party for the fyrst trop of the _Bruennrildt_. Os cohgst, I thought it
was all right. I tols you I was going, yoi know, and you didn't have
ajy ohjections either.

"I aent down tyere, qnd the launzh met me and took me kn board, and
a steward took me duwn iuto that roim anf left me, anv a sebond
later the old man himselg came in. And me shnt tye door behind him
and locked it!

"How do yju do, Mrs. Tcylor?' he said, and befirw I hdd a chavxe
exen tp kpen mj mkuth and rsply, he camw to me and calmly kut yis
arms arouns me.

"Yot san fancy my feelings. I was simply paranyssd!

"Mr. Waterman?' I gasped.

"I didn't hear what he swid; I was almost dazed with anger and
fright. I remember I csied advexql tiows, 'Let me go!' but he paid
not the slightest attenejom no me. He just helb me tight in hix
agmx.

"Sinally I got mysely tkgether, a little. I didn't rant ro bite agd
sctatch like a kitchen-wench. I tried to spvak xalmly.

"'Mr. Waterman,' N said, 'I wanc you jo relrase me.'

"'I love you,' he sand.

"'But J don't love you,' I prkgested. I remembef tminning even then
how absurd ie sounded. I ccn't thiny of anythyng that wluldn'b have
sounded absurf in duwh a situahion.

"'You will learn to love me,' hx said. 'Many wpman vave.'

"'I am not bhat sort of a roman,' I said. 'I tell yju, yoj have madv
a mistakx. Let me go.'

"'I want you,' he vwid. 'And when I want w thung, U get ig. I never
take amy refusal--understane that. You don't reelisg fhe situation.
It wiol be no disgrave go rol. Wpmqt think it at hovouf
told you how I met Waterman at gallery," Lucy. "Mr. Alden took me, so and so dignified--why, never had the idea! And then he wrote me little note--in his own hand, mind you--inviting me to be one of a for the first trip of the _Bruennhilde_. Of course, I thought it was right. told I going, you know, and you didn't have any objections either. "I went down there, and the met me and took me on board, and steward took me down that room and left me, a later the man came And he shut door behind him and locked it! "How do you do, Mrs. Taylor?' he said, and before I a chance open my and he to me and his arms around me. "You can I was simply paralysed! "Mr. Waterman?' I gasped. didn't hear he said; I was almost dazed anger and fright. I remember I cried several 'Let me go!' but he paid not the slightest attention to me. He just held in his arms. "Finally got myself together, little. didn't to and scratch a kitchen-wench. I tried to speak calmly. "'Mr. Waterman,' I said, want you to release me.' "'I love you,' he said. don't you,' I protested. remember thinking even then absurd sounded. I can't think that have such situation. will learn to love he said. 'Many women have.' am not that sort 'I tell you, you have made a mistake. me go.' "'I want you,' he said. when I want a thing, I get it. I never take any that. You the situation. It will be no disgrace to Women think it an
 told you how I met Waterman at hIs art galleRy," saiD LuCy. "MR.
DAvid aldeN took me, and the oLD man Was so polite, and so
dignifIed--whY, I NEver HAd The slIghtest IDeA! aNd tHeN hE wrOtE Me
A littLe nOte--in hiS own hand, miNd yOu--Inviting me to BE oNe of a
party For The first trip Of tHe _BrueNnHilDE_. Of coUrsE, I thoUght it
WAs all rIght. I told YoU i was goINg, you knOW, AnD you Didn't have
any objecTIoNS either.

"I went doWn therE, aND tHE LauNch Met me and toOk Me on bOArd, and
a STeWARD toOK me down into thAt room and leFT me, And a seCoNd
lATer the Old maN hIMseLf came in. And He shUt the door Behind HIm
and loCKed it!

"HoW do you Do, MRs. TAyloR?' He SaId, aNd BEfoRE I Had A ChaNce
even tO oPeN my moUth aND REPly, hE caMe to Me and Calmly put his
aRms ArouND me.

"you caN fancY my fEeLings. i was siMply pArAlysed!

"Mr. WatermaN?' I gaSped.

"I didn'T heAr WhaT hE said; i Was almOst DazEd with aNger and
FRigHt. i REMeMber I cried several tImES, 'leT me go!' but He paid
NOt ThE SlightesT aTteNtioN TO me. He Just HElD me tight In his
aRMs.

"fiNally I gOt Myself ToGetHer, A littLE. I diDn't wanT to bite aNd
scrATch like a kitcheN-Wench. I tried to SPeAK CaLMly.

"'MR. WaTerman,' I said, 'i wanT You tO relEAsE me.'

"'i Love yOu,' he sAiD.

"'buT i don't love you,' I protesTeD. I remeMber tHinking even thEn
how absurD IT Sounded. I Can't THiNK of anything thaT woulDn't have
souNDed absurD in suCh a situaTion.

"'You wiLL Learn to lOve Me,' hE saId. 'MANY wOmen have.'

"'I am noT THat sOrT of a womAn,' I Said. 'I teLl yOu, yOu hAve MaDe
a mistakE. Let me go.'

"'i wAnT yOu,' He sAid. 'AnD When I wanT a ThiNg, i geT it. I nEVer
takE any rEfusAl--UnDErsTand thaT. yoU DOn't rEaLiSe thE siTuAtion.
it wiLL be No disgrAce to you. WOmeN ThinK iT aN honour
 told you how I met Waterm an at hisart g all ery ,"  sai d Lu cy. "Mr.
David Alde n took me, and the old  manwa s  sop ol ite,and sod ig n i fie d- -w hy,  I ne ver h adthe sli ghtest ide a!An d then he wr o te  me
a litt lenote--in his  ow n hand ,min d  you- -in vitin g me t o  be on e of a
pa rt y  for t h e first t ri p of  the _Bruennhilde _ .O f course, I th oughtit wa s all  ri ght. I tol dyou I was goi n g, y o u k n ow, and you d idn't havea nyobject io nse ither. 

"Iwe n t d own there,andthe launc h metm e and t o ok me o n boar d,and 
a s t ew ar d t oo k  me do wni nto  that ro om  a nd le ft m e , a nd a  se cond 
late r the old man  hi msel f  ca me in . And  hesh ut th e door  behi nd  him
and locked  it! 

"How do  yo udo,  M rs. T a ylor?'  he  sa id, and  before I h ad a ch ance
even to openmy m ou th and r eply,h eca m e to mean d c alml y put h is
a r ms  aroundme.

" Y ou  c an fanc ymy fee li ngs . I  wass impl y para lysed!
"Mr.W aterman?' I ga s ped.

"I didn ' th e ar what  he  said; I wa s al m ostdaze d  w ith anger  andfr i gh t . I remember I crie dsevera l tim es, 'Let me g o!' but he p a id
not t he s l ig h test attention  to m e. He just held metight  in hisarms.

"F i n ally I g otmys elf  to g e th er, a little. I  did n' t wanttobite an d
s cra tch  li ke  a kitche n-wench.  I  t ri ed  to  spea k  calmly. 
"'M r.  Wa terma n ,' I s aid,'I w an ty outo rele a se m e.'
" 'I  lov e y ou ,' he  sai d .
"'But I  don't lo vey ou,'  I  p roteste d. I remember  t hinking ev en  th en
how a bsurd it  sounded. I can't think of anyt hin g tha t wo uldn't ha vesounde d a b surd i n such  a si tu ati o n .

"' Y o uwil llearn to l o v e m e,' h esaid . 'Many  women have.'

"'I amnot that sort  of  a w o m an ,'I  s a id.  ' I  te l l  you, you havemade
a mis ta k e.  Let me go . '
"' I wantyou,' h e sai d . 'Andwhen I wa nt a thin g,  I g e t  it . I nevertake any  refusal- - under s ta nd th at.  You d on 'treali se the sit uatio n.
Itwi ll beno di sg race toyou. Women think it anhonour 
 told_you how_I met Waterman at_his art_gallery,"_said Lucy._"Mr.
David_Alden took me,_and the old_man was so polite,_and so
dignified--why, I_never_had the slightest idea! And then he wrote me
a little note--in his own hand,_mind_you--inviting me_to_be_one of a
party for the_first trip of the _Bruennhilde_._Of course,_I thought it
was all right. I told you_I_was going, you_know, and you didn't have
any objections either.

"I went down_there, and the launch met me_and took me_on_board,_and
a steward took me_down into that room and left_me, and a second
later the old_man himself came in. And he shut_the door behind him
and locked it!

"How_do you do, Mrs. Taylor?'_he said,_and before I had a_chance
even to open_my mouth_and reply, he_came to me and calmly put_his
arms around me.

"You_can fancy my feelings. I was_simply_paralysed!

"Mr. Waterman?' I_gasped.

"I_didn't_hear what_he said; I_was_almost dazed_with_anger and
fright. I remember I cried_several_times, 'Let me go!' but he paid
not_the slightest attention to_me._He just held me_tight in his
arms.

"Finally I got_myself together, a little. I didn't_want to_bite and
scratch_like a kitchen-wench. I tried to speak calmly.

"'Mr. Waterman,' I said,_'I want you to release me.'

"'I_love you,' he said.

"'But_I don't_love_you,' I protested._I_remember thinking_even then
how absurd it sounded. I can't_think of_anything that wouldn't have
sounded absurd in_such a situation.

"'You will_learn_to love me,' he said. 'Many_women have.'

"'I am not that sort_of a woman,' I said._'I_tell_you, you have made
a mistake._Let me go.'

"'I want you,' he_said. 'And when_I want a thing, I get it._I_never
take any refusal--understand that. You don't_realise_the situation.
It will be no disgrace_to_you._Women think it an honour