Word: schroeders
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...bookbag, but soon his books were all grouped right there around the clock in front of him. His hand ruffled their yellow and green page markers affectionately and then selected a favorite. After an hour his attention began to wander, and despite himself, Lucius began to think of Miss Schroeder...
Instinctively looking for something solid to lean on, he turned to his master reading list. With rapid, but controlled glances he searched for an oversight. The hunt was fruitless, though, for his check, counter-check system left no room for mistakes. The blame, clearly, lay with Miss Schroeder...
Back on the third level stacks, with his books and clock and everything right there around him, he took out the card, letting the trim run once lightly between his fingers. In a flash it was licked securely in its protective envelope and Lucius was moving boldly into Miss Schroeder's neighbouring alcove, where he placed it devotedly among her papers...
Scarcely had he recovered his seat than he heard Miss Schroeder's flats approaching sharply 'along the stacks. He concealed his agitation and began to fill his pen just as if nothing had happened...
Suddenly one of her gloves, its short fingers outlined in yellow angora, fell to the floor. All Lucius had to do was stretch down and touch it, but Miss Schroeder, moving with a speed unnatural to her bulk, quickly retrieved it. And soon, after a moment of stillness, he heard a quiet, but unmistakable, "Oh!," and he knew it had really been worth...