The Silver Cigarette Case

He held out the pledge. The old woman glanced for a moment at the pledge, but at once stared in the eyes of her uninvited visitor. She looked intently, maliciously and mistrustfully. A minute passed, he even fancied something like a sneer in her eyes as though she had already guessed everything. He felt that he was losing his head, that he was almost frightened,. so frightened that if she were to look like that and not say a word for another half minute, he thought he would have run away from her. Why do you look at me as though you did not know me, he said, suddenly, also with malice, take it if you like

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