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One of the most interesting examples of this facility of adaptation was actually, in the person of Miss Alice Fosdick, brushing his elbow with exotic amulets, and enveloping him in Arabian odours, as she leaned forward to murmur her sympathetic sense of the situation.
"I think he wants to marry her," Fosdick replied. "But she won't?" "Precisely, not now." "Why what?" Fosdick avoided the answer, and observed, "Vick seems awfully fond of the little girl, Delia." "Poor, poor Vick!" Isabelle sighed. "He ought to leave that creature." "He won't; Vick was the kind that the world sells cheap, it's best kind.
Miss Peyton was rather silly and affected, but she was good-natured, and Dick felt more at home with her than he would have done had she been a lady like Mrs. Rockwell, for instance. It got to be the custom with Dick and Fosdick to remain in the parlor a short time after supper, or rather dinner, for this was the third meal, and Fosdick joined the young lady in singing.
Ashton's movements since he came to London?" he asked. "Next to nothing," replied Fosdick. "Ashton left the Maraquibo at Naples, and came overland he wanted to put in a day or two in Rome and a day or two in Paris. We came round by sea to Tilbury. Then Stephens and I separated he went to see his people in Scotland, and I went to mine in Lancashire. We met Stephens and I in London here last week.
Fletcher Story Fosdick and Miss Madeline Fosdick, who are to occupy the magnificent residence now about being built on the Inlet Hill by their husband and father, respectively, Fletcher Story Fosdick, Esquire, the well-known New York banker." The phrasing of this news note caused much joy in South Harniss, and the Item gained several new and hopeful subscribers.
As there were several pack animals available, Lieutenant Fosdick proposed that they load the model upon one of these. A soldier would accompany them as far as the nearest farm house on the road to town, where they could hire a vehicle, and then bring the animal back.
"How is the house furnished?" "Well," said Dick, "as near as I can remember, there's diamonds worked in the carpet, and all the tables and chairs is of gold. They'd be rather hard to set on if it twan't for the velvet cushions." "Aint you afraid to tell such stories, Mr. Hunter? Mr. Fosdick, you will have to talk to your friend."
Pawle put his finger-tips together and looked thoughtfully at his elder visitor. "Well, there's a good deal in that," he said at last. "Now, while you're here, perhaps you can tell me something else about Ashton. How long have you known him?" "Ever since we were lads," answered Fosdick readily. "He was a grown man, then, though. Stephens and I are about forty Ashton was sixty."
You don't expect to be a lawyer, do you, or anything of that sort?" "Maybe," said Dick. "I haven't made up my mind yet. If my feller-citizens should want me to go to Congress some time, I shouldn't want to disapp'int 'em; and then readin' and writin' might come handy." "Well," said Travis, rather abruptly, "I'm tired and I guess I'll turn in." "Good-night," said Fosdick.
Ashton was away from Melbourne, up country, four years, some years ago. May have known Wickham then. Ashton left here end July, by Maraquibo, for London. Was accompanied by two friends Fosdick and Stephens. Please inform if can do more. "What do you think of that?" asked Mr. Pawle. "Not much in it, is there?"
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