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The tone in Mavick's voice showed that he gave it up. "But, of course," and Carmen was lively again, "it's much nicer to have a big income that's certain than a small one that is uncertain." "It would seem so." "Ah, deary me, it's such a world! Don't you think, dear, that we have had enough domestic notoriety for one year?" "Quite. It would do for several." "And we will put it off a year?"
It was her influence that made Evelyn less pliable and amenable to reason than a young girl with such social prospects as she had would naturally be. Besides, how absurd it was that a young lady in society should still have a governess. A companion? The proper companion for a girl on the edge of matrimony was her mother! This idea, once implanted in Mrs. Mavick's mind, bore speedy fruit.
This seemed a very easy thing to do until he attempted it. He would simply happen into Mr. Mavick's office, and, as Mr. Mavick frequently talked familiarly with him, he would contrive to lead the conversation to Evelyn, and make his confession. He mapped out the whole conversation, and even to the manner in which he would represent his own prospects and ambitions and his hopes of happiness.
Mavick's card gave him instant admission to the inner office of Mr. Henderson, the approach to whom was more carefully guarded than that to the President of the United States.
Van Cortlandt had assigned Miss Mavick to Mr. Burnett. It was certainly a natural arrangement, and yet it called a blank look to Mrs. Mavick's face, that Philip saw, and put her in a bad humor which needed an effort for her to conceal it from Mr. Van Cortlandt.
And one day chance threw in his way another sensation. Late in the afternoon of a spring day he was sent from the office to Mavick's house with a bundle of papers to be examined and signed. "You will be pretty sure to find him," said Mr. Sharp, "at home about six. Wait till you do see him. The papers must be signed and go to Washington by the night mail." Mr.
Mavick that were desirable for the rounding-out of his plans these graspings were many of them understood by the public as necessary to the "development of a system" and in this collision of interests and fierce strength a vindictive feeling was engendered, a feeling born, as has been hinted, by Mr. Mavick's attempt to trick his temporary ally in a certain operation, so that Mr.
Mavick that were desirable for the rounding-out of his plans these graspings were many of them understood by the public as necessary to the "development of a system" and in this collision of interests and fierce strength a vindictive feeling was engendered, a feeling born, as has been hinted, by Mr. Mavick's attempt to trick his temporary ally in a certain operation, so that Mr.
And one day chance threw in his way another sensation. Late in the afternoon of a spring day he was sent from the office to Mavick's house with a bundle of papers to be examined and signed. "You will be pretty sure to find him," said Mr. Sharp, "at home about six. Wait till you do see him. The papers must be signed and go to Washington by the night mail." Mr.
The fact was that Mavick's connection with Henderson was an appreciable addition to his income, and it was not a bad thing for Henderson.
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