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Champney's broken a good deal since you saw her; she can't stand much excitement and you're the living image." He called for the boy who had taken Romanzo's place. "I'll go up as far as the house with you. How long are you going to stay?" "It depends upon how long it takes me to investigate these quarries, learn the ropes. A week or two possibly.
You know he was obliged to do it to make both ends meet; but since the opening of the quarries he has really prospered and has a market right here in town for all the mutton he can raise. I'm so glad Romanzo's got a chance." They rambled on, crossing the apex of The Gore and getting a good view of the great extent of the opened quarries.
"Champney came home unexpectedly last evening, and the syndicate has offered him a position, a big one, in New York treasurer of the Flamsted Quarries Company; and our Romanzo's got a chance too " "You don't say! What is it?" Mrs. Caukins started up stairs whence came sounds of an obstreperous bootjack. "Paymaster, here in town; I'll explain in more propitious circumstances.
She also continued to invent "novels" for Romanzo's benefit, and many a half-hour the two spent in the carriage house Aileen aglow with the enthusiasm of narration, and Romanzo intent upon listening, charmed both with the tale and the narrator. In these invented novels, there was always a faithful prince returning after long years of wandering to the faithful princess.
Aileen never danced the "coon" again, but thereafter gave herself such grown-up and stand-off airs in Romanzo's presence, that the youth proceeded in all earnest to lose both head and heart to the girl's gracious blossoming womanhood.
"Thet's so, Tave; Poggi's a man, an' a credit to our town. I guess from all I hear Romanzo's 'bout give it up, ain't he?" "Romanzo never had a show with Aileen," Octavius said decidedly; "he ain't her kind." "Guess you're right, Tave By A. J. there they go now!" He nudged Octavius with his elbow.
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