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"No, not in a bishop's close, nor in an archdeacon's garden. For of all places on earth where they defy religion, this is the worst, your honour. There's as much religion here as you'll find in a last year's bird's- nest. Gallivanting where should he gallivant?" The governor waved a contemptuous hand. "It doesn't need ingenuity to find a place, for some do it on their own estate. I have seen it."

"You pretend to have some affection for your old playmate, but you do not trouble yourself to come to see her." "Indeed, you do me wrong." "Do you wrong! You prefer to gallivant about town with Comyn and Charles Fox, and with all those wild gentlemen who go to Brooks's. Nay, I have heard of your goings-on. I shall write to Mr. Carvel to-day, and advise him to send for you.

Hunt that they reluctantly reached this conclusion. Bill rattled them up to a bungalow on one of the new ranches. The Hunts were newcomers, having bad luck with their first attempts at irrigation. Mrs. Hunt was a hearty looking woman of forty. Pen stated the object of the call. "I never had any interest in politics," said Mrs. Hunt. "I was always too busy with my family to gallivant around."

My wits haven't been working right here lately. But I'll just give you a check for $20,000, and you can buy me a nice little block of Michigan Border say a hundred shares, just to see how the cat jumps, you know." Thwicket took the check, but with a troubled air. "My dear Gallivant," he said, "why do a thing like that?

But Thwicket was gone, and when the door closed behind him Mr. Gallivant gave a leap from the floor where he stood to the sofa eight feet away! Then he leaped back. Then he picked up a pair of dumb-bells and swung them fiercely at the imminent risk of his head and the furniture of the room. Then finally he drew from his desk a bottle of brandy and took a long, strong pull.

"You pretend to have some affection for your old playmate, but you do not trouble yourself to come to see her." "Indeed, you do me wrong." "Do you wrong! You prefer to gallivant about town with Comyn and Charles Fox, and with all those wild gentlemen who go to Brooks's. Nay, I have heard of your goings-on. I shall write to Mr. Carvel to-day, and advise him to send for you.

But you might sell to advantage." "There, now, that shows you. I tell you I'm rattled. You see, the very first thing I suggest you discourage. Think I'd better hold off." They had now reached the broker's office, in which Mr. Gallivant was presently ensconced at ease. "You are right," said Thwicket, handing out a case of cigars, "in saying that the market is queer.

Thwicket could not be found. Quivering with excitement, Mr. Gallivant started forth in further search. At the door of the Exchange he met his office-boy, who told him the broker was searching for him high and low had been at the office and was now in the Savarin café. Thither Mr.

Gallivant returned to his office and endeavored to fasten his attention upon the records of a title search prepared by his clerk, but he found himself ever going over the figures, 57-1/2, 57-1/2, 57-1/2. "Heavens!" he said presently, "I can't stand this any longer. I must see the ticker. I must find out how it opened to-day. Gad, I'll go crazy if I sit here all day mumbling '57-1/2!"

He chanced to meet Thwicket on the street, and they greeted each other effusively. "Where under the sun have you been for the last month or so?" exclaimed the broker. "I haven't seen a thing of you." "Oh, I've been around," answered Mr. Gallivant, with a general wave of the hand. Mr. Thwicket's face assumed a reproachful look.

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