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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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