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Judge Timberlane had heard of middle-aged satyrs who worked their will upon frail maidens by promising them riches and magenta- colored cars but never introduced them to the respectable families of their circles. But the Judge himself wanted his entire world to know his fleet Jinny. He stopped in at Miss Hatter's, he discussed with Tracy Oleson the import of wood pulp, then got Jinny aside to whisper, "I'd like to have a buffet supper for you and have you meet my friends--you needn't like 'em if you don't want to. And maybe you'd like to invite Tracy? He's quite a bright fellow."
Perhaps he sounded condescending, without meaning to, for she answered irritably, "I don't want to meet a lot of rich people looking for somebody to snub!"