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Updated: June 26, 2025
"Money, after all, is the greatest power in the world to-day. Money will buy anything!" "I guess so, if it's properly spent," Mrs. Van Reinberg agreed. "Only very few of my country-people have any idea how to use it to get what they want.
I guess you can stay where you are, Mr. Courage!" Mr. de Valentin shot an evil glance at me, but he leaned back in his chair with the air of a man who has no more to say. Mr. Van Reinberg, on the other hand, cleared his throat and stood up. "Well," he said, "we'll get to business. I've a word or two to say first to you, Hickson, and my other friends. We've none of us been idlers in the world.
Mr. de Valentin rose to his feet. "My friends," he said, "Mr. Van Reinberg in his very plain words has put before you the outline of my plans. It is not very much more that I can tell you beyond this. The army and the navy are loyalists. I have friends everywhere. They wait only for an opportunity. When it comes, all will be easily arranged. Those who are indifferent I bribe.
How do you think it will be with us at the French Court? You know more about these things than we do. Shall we be accepted as the original holders of these titles would have been? Do you think that we shall have trouble with the French aristocrats?" "I am afraid, Mrs. Van Reinberg," I answered, "that I am scarcely competent to answer such questions.
Van Reinberg, and, in a lesser degree, her daughters; and the undoubted reserve with which Adele seemed to protect herself from Mr. de Valentin's attentions. When at last they rose and left the saloon, I quickly followed their example. I put on an ulster, lit a cigar, and went up on deck.
"I'm just crazy to know whether there isn't some sort of old chateau belonging to the family, that Richard can buy and fix up. Have you seen Mr. de Valentin?" she asked us. "He's gone upstairs, sure enough," Mr. Van Reinberg answered. "Give the poor man a rest till the morning. Where's the Marquis? Come and have a drink, Marquis!" "Quit fooling," Mr. Stern declared testily.
Aunt Lu had been on a visit to the Brown's several times before, and as she sat in the pony cart with the children, with Bunker driving, she bowed to several persons whom she knew and who knew her. There was Mr. Sam Gordon, who kept the grocery, Jacob Reinberg, who sold drygoods and notions, and little Mrs. Redden, who kept a candy and toy store.
Van Reinberg waited for me in the first of the long suite of reception-rooms. Mr. de Valentin, who had been talking earnestly to her most of the time during the service of dinner, remained only a few paces off. It struck me that Mrs. Van Reinberg was not in the best of humors. "Mr.
"You have too much spare time," she declared. "And you know what that leads to?" "Mr. Courage has not," Adele interrupted. "He works really very hard indeed." "Works!" Mrs. Van Reinberg repeated incredulously. "At games!" Adele declared. "He plays in cricket matches that last three days long. I saw him once at Lord's, and I can assure you that it looked like very hard work indeed." Mrs.
Van Reinberg laughed softly to himself. For the first time, he seemed to be enjoying the situation. "There's nothing for it but the hat, Mr. de Valentin," he declared. Mr. de Valentin bowed. "If every one is agreeable," he said stiffly, drawing a sheet of note paper towards him and beginning to write. No one seemed quite satisfied; but, on the other hand, no one had any other suggestion to make.
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