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"This is a little like a real eloping, isn't it? " and Bill gave Patty's suitcase to a porter, whom they followed across the big Pennsylvania station in New York.
"A _very_ little," said Patty, shaking her head. "You see it lacks the thrill of a real out-and-out elopement, because people know about it. An elopement, to be any good, must be a secret. If ever I get married, I'm going to elope, that's one thing certain!"