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From its tenor the negotiation of a treaty was not at that time anticipated by the State Department. General Babcock's mission finally resulted however in a treaty for the annexation of the Republic of Dominica, and a convention for the lease of the bay and peninsula of Samana, separately negotiated and both concluded on the 29th of November, 1869.
By ten Babcock's men were bracing the outer sheathing of the coffer-dam, strengthening the derrick-guys, tightening the anchor-lines, and clearing the working-platforms of sand, cement, and other damageable property. The course-masonry, fortunately, was above the water-line, but the coping was still unset and the rubble backing of much of the wall unfinished.
Divorce is no bar to ordinary feminine curiosity as to the whereabouts of a former partner for life, and she had proved no exception to the rule. Mrs. Earle had kept her posted as to Babcock's career since their separation, and what she learned had tended merely to demonstrate the wisdom and justice of her action.
When the judge entered a small, gray-haired, keen-eyed man in a black suit, with gold spectacles, spotless linen, and clean-shaven face Babcock's fears were confirmed. This man, he felt, would be legally exact, no matter who suffered by his decision. Rowan opened the case, the judge listening attentively, looking over his glasses.
The lawyer in charge of the bill presented lucidly and with skill the merits of his case, calling to the stand four prominent educators from as many different sections of the State, and several citizens of well-known character, among them Babcock's former pastor, Rev. Henry Glynn.
As they walked on, Crane talked of everything except what was uppermost in Babcock's mind. Babcock tried to lead the conversation back to Tom, but Crane's thoughts were on something else. When they reached the top of the hill, the noble harbor lay spread out beneath them, from the purple line of the great cities to the silver sheen of the sea inside the narrows.
"Come out in the other room an' sit down," said Mrs. Field. Mrs. Babcock's agitated bulk followed her over the gray carpet, and settled into the rocking-chair at one of the front windows. Mrs. Field seated herself at the other. "It's been a pleasant day, ain't it?" said she. "Real pleasant. I told Mr. Babcock this noon that I was goin' to git out somewheres this afternoon come what would.
"What is the matter?" he faltered. "That woman has been here," was her slow, scornful response. "Selma, I " A confusing sense of hopelessness as to what to say choked Babcock's attempt to articulate. There was a brief silence, while he looked at her imploringly and miserably. "Is it true what she says? Have you been false to your marriage vows? Have you committed adultery?" "My God!
She had been vaguely aware that he admired her more than he had allowed himself to disclose, and conscious, too, that his presence was agreeable to her; but in an instant now she recognized that this was love the love she had sought, the love she had yearned to inspire and to feel. Compared with it, Babcock's clumsy ecstasy and her own sufferance of it had been a sham and a delusion.
But Officer Donahue permitted the left corner of his mouth to twitch slightly, and a momentary muscular spasm disturbed the calm of Officer Cassidy's granite features, as a passing breeze ruffles the surface of some bottomless lake. "That's what they all say!" observed Officer Donahue. "It's no use tryin' that line of talk," said Officer Cassidy. "Babcock's squealed." "Sure.
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