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You just throw in a college now and then to keep us quiet, but you owe it to the country to show the English that a democrat can have as fine a house as anybody." "I call that real patriotism. When I get rich, Miss Eschelle, I'll bear it in mind." "Oh, you never will be rich," said Carmen, sweetly, bound to pursue her whim. "You might come to me for a start to begin the house.
"Well, my wife and children get what they call quiet. I guess a month of it would use me up. She says if I had a place here I'd like it. Perhaps so. You are very comfortably fixed, Miss Eschelle." "It does very well for us, but something more would be expected of Mr. Hollowell. We are just camping-out here.
My wife said to me that she was reminded of the gentle observation of Carmen Eschelle, "The people I cannot stand are those who pretend they are not wicked." If one does not believe in anybody his cynicism has usually a quality of contemptuous bitterness in it.
"You know as much as I do." "Well, you did stay a long time," she said, in a lower tone. As Margaret's party waited for their carriage she saw Mrs. Eschelle and her daughter enter a shining coach, with footman and coachman in livery. Henderson stood raising his hat.
"Yes Miss Eschelle." "I don't know them. We used to hear of them in Naples, Venice, various places; they were in Europe some time; I believe. She was said to be very entertaining and enterprising." "Well, I suppose they have seen something of the world. The other lady was her mother. And the man with us that might interest you more, Mrs. Laflamme, was Mr. Lyon, who will be the Earl of Chisholm."
"What more could I do for Miss Eschelle than to leave her in such company?" "I beg your pardon," said Lyon. "Miss Eschelle must believe that I thoroughly appreciate Mr. Henderson's self-sacrifice. If I occasionally looked over where he was, I assure you it was in pity." "You are both altogether too self-sacrificing," the beauty replied, turning to Henderson a look that was sweetly forgiving.
It is much the same in New York and London. It is only a question of more or less sophistication." "Mr. Henderson tells us," said my wife, "that you knew the Eschelles in London." "Yes. Miss Eschelle almost had a career there last season." "Why almost?" "Well you will pardon me one needs for success in these days to be not only very clever, but equally daring.
"Bless my soul!" exclaimed Ponsonby, "we never were against emancipation, and wanted the best side to win." "You had a mighty queer way of showing it, then." "Well, honestly, Miss Eschelle, do you think the negroes are any better off?" "You'd better ask them. My opinion is that everybody should do what he likes in this world." "Then what are you girding Mr. Henderson for about his university?"
This was a little house in Irving Place, in which Carmen Eschelle lived with her mother, in the days before the death of Henderson's first wife, not very happy days for that wife. Carmen had a fancy for keeping it after her marriage. Not from any sentiment, she told Mr.
"I suppose," said Uncle Jerry, blandly, "that is because they are interested in the prosperity of the country, and have simple democratic tastes for themselves. I'm afraid you are not democratic, Miss Eschelle." "Oh, I'm anxious about the public also. I'm on your side, Mr. Hollowell; but you don't go far enough.
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