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;I have�察 �though�察─ �retorted Blanche。 ;My esteemed parent always
accustomed me to give up something during Lent��champagne�察 �or the
New York Herald�察�or something。;
The young men roared�察�and�察�had time and cosmetics made it possible�察�
Mrs。 Ingleside would have blushed becomingly。 After all�察 �the daughter
was the better of the two。 Her bluntness was refreshing beside the mother's
suavity�察�she had a certain generosity�察�too�察�and in a case of real destitution
would have lent her best ear´rings to a friend。
By this time Malbone had edged himself to Emilia's side。 ;Will you
drive with me�拭─�he murmured in an undertone。
She nodded slightly�察�abruptly�察�and he withdrew again。
;It seems barbarous�察─�said he aloud�察 �to break up the party。 But I must
claim my promised drive with Miss Emilia。;
Blanche looked up�察 �for once amazed�察 �having heard a different
programme arranged。 Count Posen looked up also。 But he thought he
must have misunderstood Emilia's acceptance of his previous offer to
drive her�察�and as he prided himself even more on his English than on his
gallantry�察�he said no more。 It was no great matter。 Young Jones's dog´cart
was at the door�察 �and always opened eagerly its arms to anybody with a
title。
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CHAPTER XII
A NEW ENGAGEMENT。
TEN days later Philip came into Aunt Jane's parlor�察 �looking excited
and gloomy�察 �with a letter in his hand。 He put it down on her table
without its envelope��a thing that always particularly annoyed her。 A
letter without its envelope�察�she was wont to say�察�was like a man without a
face�察�or a key without a string��something incomplete�察�preposterous。 As
usual�察 �however�察 �he strode across her prejudices�察 �and said�察 �I have
something to tell you。 It is a fact。;
;Is it�拭─�said Aunt Jane�察�curtly。 ;That is refreshing in these times。;
;A good beginning�察─�said Kate。 ;Go on。 You have prepared us for
something incredible。;
;You will think it so�察─�said Malbone。 ;Emilia is engaged to Mr。 John
Lambert。; And he went out of the room。
;Good Heavens� ─ �said Aunt Jane�察 �taking off her spectacles。 ;What a
man� �He is ugly enough to frighten the neighboring crows。 His face
looks as if it had fallen together out of chaos�察�and the features had come
where it had pleased Fate。 There is a look of industrious nothingness
about him�察�such as busy dogs have。 I know the whole family。 They used
to bake our bread。;
;I suppose they are good and sensible�察─�said Kate。
;Like boiled potatoes�察 �my dear�察─ �was the response�察�wholesome but
perfectly uninteresting。;
;Is he of that sort�拭─�asked Kate。
;No�察─�said her aunt�察 �not uninteresting�察�but ungracious。 But I like an
ungracious man better than one like Philip�察 �who hangs over young girls
like a soft´hearted avalanche。 This Lambert will govern Emilia�察�which is
what she needs。;
;She will never love him�察─�said Kate�察 �which is the one thing she needs。
There is nothing that could not be done with Emilia by any person with
whom she was in love�察�and nothing can ever be done with her by anybody
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else。 No good will ever come of this�察 �and I hope she will never marry
him。;
With this unusual burst�察�Kate retreated to Hope。 Hope took the news
more patiently than any one�察 �but with deep solicitude。 A worldly
marriage seemed the natural result of the Ingleside influence�察 �but it had
not occurred to anybody that it would come so soon。 It had not seemed
Emilia's peculiar temptation�察 �and yet nobody could suppose that she
looked at John Lambert through any glamour of the affections。
Mr。 John Lambert was a millionnaire�察�a politician�察�and a widower。 The
late Mrs。 Lambert had been a specimen of that cheerful hopelessness of
temperament that one finds abundantly developed among the middle´aged
women of country towns。 She enjoyed her daily murders in the
newspapers�察 �and wept profusely at the funerals of strangers。 On every
occasion�察�however felicitous�察�she offered her condolences in a feeble voice�察�
that seemed to have been washed a great many times and to have faded。
But she was a good manager�察 �a devoted wife�察�and was more cheerful at
home than elsewhere�察 �for she had there plenty of trials to exercise her
eloquence�察�and not enough joy to make it her duty to be doleful。 At last her
poor�察 �meek�察 �fatiguing voice faded out altogether�察 �and her husband
mourned her as heartily as she would have bemoaned the demise of the
most insignificant neighbor。 After her death�察�being left childless�察�he had
nothing to do but to make money�察�and he naturally made it。 Having taken
his primary financial education in New England�察�he graduated at that great
business university�察 �Chicago�察 �and then entered on the public practice of
wealth in New York。
Aunt Jane had perhaps done injustice to the personal appearance of Mr。
John Lambert。 His features were irregular�察 �but not insignificant�察 �and
there was a certain air of slow command about him�察 �which made some
persons call him handsome。 He was heavily built�察 �with a large�察 �well´
shaped head�察 �light whiskers tinged with gray�察 �and a sort of dusty
complexion。 His face was full of little curved wrinkles�察�as if it were a slate
just ruled for sums in long division�察 �and his small blue eyes winked
anxiously a dozen different ways�察 �as if they were doing the sums。 He
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seemed to bristle with memorandum´books�察�and kept drawing them from
every pocket�察�to put something down。 He was slow of speech�察�and his very
heaviness of look added to the impression of reserved power about the
man。
All his career in life had been a solid progress�察 �and his boldest
speculations seemed securer than the legitimate business of less potent
financiers。 Beginning business life by peddling gingerbread on a railway
train�察 �he had developed such a genius for railway management as some
men show for chess or for virtue�察�and his accumulating property had the
momentum of a planet。
He had read a good deal at odd times�察�and had seen a great deal of men。
His private morals were unstained�察 �he was equable and amiable�察 �had
strong good sense�察 �and never got beyond his depth。 He had travelled in
Europe and brought home many statistics�察�some new thoughts�察�and a few
good pictures selected by his friends。 He spent his money liberally for the
things needful to his position�察�owned a yacht�察�bred trotting´horses�察�and had
founded a theological school。 He submitted to these and other social
observances from a vague sense of duty as an American citizen�察�his real
interest lay in business and in politics。 Yet he conducted these two
vocations on principles diametrically opposite。 In business he was more
honest than the average�察�in politics he had no conception of honesty�察�for he
could see no difference between a politician and any other merchandise。
He always succeeded in business�察 �for he thoroughly understood its
principles�察 �in politics he always failed in the end�察 �for he recognized no
principles at all。 In business he was active�察 �resolute�察 �and seldom
deceived�察 �in politics he was equally active�察 �but was apt to be irresolute�察�
and was deceived every day of his life
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