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Updated: June 11, 2025
The cutter was already scurrying between the stone pillars at the entrance to Amberson Addition. "That's my grandfather's," said George, nodding toward the Amberson Mansion. "I ought to know that!" Lucy exclaimed. "We stayed there late enough last night: papa and I were almost the last to go.
"I don't want to hear it," said Amberson. "I've been hearing entirely too much of what 'Aunt Amelia, says, lately." "She says my mother's on your side about this division of the property because you're Eugene Morgan's best friend." "What in the name of heaven has that got to do with your mother's being on my side?" "She said " George paused to swallow. "She said " He faltered.
George began to pace up and down on the worn planks of the bare floor. "Why on earth did you wait till now to tell such a thing as this?" "I couldn't tell till I had to," she said piteously. "I couldn't till George Amberson went away.
George accepted this cold, damp lump mechanically. "Mr. Amberson I mean Mr. Minafer!" she exclaimed. "I'm really delighted: I understood you asked for me. Mr. Johnson's out of the city, but Charlie's downtown and I'm looking for him at any minute, now, and he'll be so pleased that you " "I didn't want to see Charlie," George said. "I want"
Of course everybody realizes that Major Amberson is a fine business man, but what with throwin' money around for dogs, and every which and what, some think all this style's bound to break him up, if his family don't quit!"
"They'll find things pretty changed, I'm afraid," Fanny said. "If they ever do come home!" Amberson went over, the next summer, and joined his sister and nephew in Paris, where they were living. "Isabel does want to come home," he told Fanny gravely, on the day of his return, in October.
"You mustn't say so," his mother gently agreed "Where did you learn those bad words he speaks of? Where did you hear any one use them?" "Well, I've heard 'em several places. I guess Uncle George Amberson was the first I ever heard say 'em. Uncle George Amberson said 'em to papa once. Papa didn't like it, but Uncle George was just laughin' at papa, an' then he said 'em while he was laughin'."
He thinks he's a little tin god on wheels and honestly, it makes some people weak and sick just to think about him! Yet that high-spirited, intelligent woman, Isabel Amberson, actually sits and worships him! You can hear it in her voice when she speaks to him or speaks of him. You can see it in her eyes when she looks at him. My Lord! What does she see when she looks at him?"
"None at all. All she ever had to do with business was to deposit the cheques grandfather gave her and then write her own cheques against them." "The deed to the house was never recorded," Amberson said thoughtfully. "I've been over to the courthouse to see. I asked father if he never gave her one, and he didn't seem able to understand me at first.
Miss Amberson also laughed at this brother, the next day, but for the suitor it was a different matter: she refused to see him when he called to apologize. "You seem to care a great deal about bass viols!" he wrote her. "I promise never to break another." She made no response to the note, unless it was an answer, two weeks later, when her engagement was announced.
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