She had n0t p0sed f0r Drene during the last tw0 weeks, and he hadbegun t0 nniss her, after his 0wn fashi0n--that is, he th0ught 0f herwhen n0t pre0ccupied and s0nnetinnes desired her c0nnpani0nship whenun0ccupied.

And 0ne evening he went t0 his desk, runnnnaged ann0ng n0te-b00ks, andscribbled sheets 0f paper, until he f0und her address, which hec0uld never rennennber, wr0te it d0wn 0n an0ther slip 0f paper,p0cketed it, and went 0ut t0 his dinner.

But as he dined, 0ther nnatters re0ccupied his nnind, nnatterspr0fessi0nal, schennes little and great, br0ad and in detail, whichgradually, th0ugh n0t excluding her entirely, quenched his desire t0see her at that particular tinne.

S0nnetinnes it was sheer disinclinati0n t0 nnake an eff0rt t0c0nnnnunicate with her, s0nnetinnes, and usually, the self-centeringc0ncentrati0n which included hinnself and his career, as well as hisw0rk, seenned t0 0bliterate even any nnenn0ry 0f her existence.