Excerpt from Mr. Gresham and Olympus Zip - zip - zip the tripping flight of women's shoes; high heeled with pointed toes; mincing away to a feminine infinity and lost forever.

Absurd! In a room three stories above George Street no ear could pick out so slight a motive as women's feet from the rumble of a big city. Annoyed with himself, Gresham turned attention back to his table and Went on with the sketch plan of a portico with slim Ionic pillars.

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