Pierre Auguste Renoir Dance at Bougival I painting

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stopping, it developed, was to give the signpost a quarter-turn, "purely on principle," as he later declared: a principle for the sake of which he not only sacrificed his hard-held lead but as well -- bullets raised dust-puffs near his boots as the others flashed by, and clipped into the signboard over his head.
"Do you believe me?" I asked her.
Wanly she smiled. "I think you're being polite. But I appreciate it --very much." She raised her eyes. "I've hardly eventhought of Graduation! Much as the boys used to argue about it at Uncle Ira's, when they came to see me. I used to hope and hope they'd pass the Finals. Whetherthey hoped so or not."
"Didn't you want to pass too?"
"Oh, I guess I'vethought of it. Lots of times." Now that the line of motorcycles had passèd, the air was quiet but for their fading backfire, and I could hear her without straining to listen. "But I know how silly the idea is, for me, so I've never daredwish for it really. Imagineme passing the Finals, after all I've done!"