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And stripped of the sanctity of love, this ceremony becomes merely a calling of a mob to witness the sale of a woman's body. There could be no illusions about the fact and it was hideous. He forced his way into the side door and stood waiting the arrival of the bride and groom. When Bivens came, the sight of him roused the slumbering devil in Stuart.
He studied the magnificent pearl necklace that circled her throat. Its purchase had made a sensation in New York. The papers were full of it at the time Bivens had bought it at an auction in Paris, bidding successfully against the agents of the Tzar of Russia. Never had he seen Nan so ravishing. Magnificent gowns, soft laces, and jewelry were made to be worn by such women.
Bivens shot a dozen times, missed, got disgusted and began to fret and complain. At first Stuart made no answer to his nagging suggestions until Bivens got to the one thing that had evidently been rankling in his heart. "Jim, you're the biggest puzzle I ever struck. Every time I look at you I have to rub my eyes to see if I'm awake.
Before any man can, in the end, reap good from the seeds of evil, the tides must forget to come in, grass and bud fail to come at the call of spring, and every law of the universe be reversed; because it is the Law the law of Science, Philosophy, Love, Life, Nature, God." "I'm afraid you're getting beyond my depth now," Bivens answered, dryly.
The origin of his own had early made Bivens suspect that all great fortunes which had mounted into millions, like his own, may have been built in their first foundations on fraud. He wondered if Stuart had by any accident stumbled on this information.
He rose, breathing hard and brushed a tear from his eye a tear that had come unbidden in spite of his iron will. He wished he had not made the foolish promise to Bivens. He knew now that he had never really believed he would have to keep it. And yet the day had come and the hour had struck, and no miracle had been wrought.
Good fellow, too, all the same breed when you come right down to it, only some of them have the genius for getting away with the goods and saving their reputations at the same time." "For instance?" Stuart asked. Bivens craned his neck toward the stairs.
"If you've come to ask me to settle with old Woodman for any imaginary claim he has, you're wasting your breath. I won't hear it. So cut it!" Bivens spoke with quick fierce energy. His words fell sharp and metallic. "I'm not asking you to settle any old imaginary claim," the young lawyer went on rapidly, "but a new one that can only appeal to the best that's in you." "A new one?"
"Bivens has threatened to ruin your business?" "On the other hand, he has just offered to buy it at my own price." "And you refused?" "To sell at any price but it's not too late to change my mind. I can call him back now and apologize for my rudeness. Tell me, should I do it?" "Do you doubt that you're right in the position you've taken?" "Not for a moment.
I shall call on you as a witness bye and bye before that group of newspaper men." When Bivens disappeared into the adjoining room, Stuart at once began the task of verifying the financier's statement of his assets. In half an hour he had completed the task with sufficient care to be reasonably sure there could be no mistake a million dollars more or less was of no importance.
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