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He recalled that there had been no surprise mixed with the contempt in her regard of his wife and Doremus.... He also recalled that several times of late when he had met her at the Fairmont where he often lunched with a group of men she had regarded him with a curious considering glance, which he suddenly vocalized as: "How long?" This affair had been going on for some time, then.
Van der Windt's, very full of fun, and good natured. "A nice little pedestal, labelled 'Our Hero, will be built out of the ladies' admiration, and given to him to pose on," said Mr. Doremus.
I peered anxiously about, hoping to see a face I knew, even ever so slightly, which might be summoned to the rescue. But all the "B's" were passionately minding their own business, and while I was wishing that Mr. Doremus began with a "B" instead of a "D," I caught the eyes of a man looking straight at me. The very nicest eyes, and with an expression in them that filled me with joy!
But she isn't as big as I thought she would be. Nothing ever is as big as you think it's going to be, especially when Americans have told you about it; for one has been brought up to believe that their big things are bigger than anybody else's in the whole world." "So they are," said Mr. Doremus, "only where all the things are big, you don't notice them, for the high grass.
I was so angry, that I "talked back"; and it finally ended in our relations being somewhat strained at dinner, which ruined my appetite, until a peculiarly soothing iced pudding came on. Afterwards, Mrs. Ess Kay was cool to Mr. Doremus, and would have been cold, I think, if he weren't Mrs. Van der Windt's cousin.
"Tuesday, Jan. 30. Slept eight hours; weighed 188 pounds, same as the night before; feeling good. 5.30 P. M., weighed 185-1/2 pounds. "Wednesday, Jan. 31. Slept 7-1/2 hours, drank one and one-half glasses of water; weighed at 8.25 A. M. 187 pounds; Dr. Carpenter found temperature 98° F., and pulse 88; Professor Doremus called a little later; weighed 184-1/2 pounds. "Thursday, Feb. 1.
Still they often won enough, anyhow, to clean up and go on. Doremus is a wonderful player. That is how I got interested, watching him after he had explained the game to me. "It was a long time before I was persuaded to take a hand. It was so interesting just to watch. And not only the game, but their faces. Some would have a regular 'poker face, others would give themselves away.
It was impossible for him to go back and ask if his wife's story were true. Mrs. Thornton was nowhere to be seen, neither in the corridor nor in the ballroom. Nor was Doremus. He set his teeth grimly and managed to smile down upon his wife. "I shall insist upon having more than one," he said gallantly. "At least three hesitations."
He'll hound you in the Merry Tattler until the whole town knows you're a welcher, and not a soul would speak to you. That is the one unpardonable sin " "I wish I'd told Price " "Oh, no, you don't. This is just a lovely way out. Glad he had the inspiration. Hello, Nick." A man had groped his way between the trees and stood just under the window. "What are you doing here?" asked Doremus sourly.
Cobham seems to me the likeliest man, and I'm going to start a thorough investigation to-morrow. These other Jameses don't hold out any promise at all grocers, clerks, butchers. It's the list in hand I'll go by, and if nothing pans out well, we'll have to take the other cue she threw out and try Los Angeles." "Do you know anything about a man named Nicolas Doremus?" asked Ruyler abruptly.
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