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Updated: June 21, 2025
The specialist from Berlin came, but he refused to operate, declaring bluntly that there was no use, and all during the long, hot summer days Robert Austin sat beside his open window watching the light die out of the world, waiting, waiting, for the time to make his sacrifice. Suydam read Marmion's cheery letters aloud, wondering the while at the wistful note they sounded now and then.
That comes from being a high-priced society physician. Why don't you practise among the masses? I believe the poor are always in need of help." "I really have an engagement," Suydam muttered. "Then break it for Mr. Austin's sake. He is lonely and I must be going in a moment."
"Virginia Suydam is rather an isolated girl," said Hamil thoughtfully. "She lives alone; and it is not very gay for a woman alone in the world; not the happiest sort of life.... Virginia has always been very friendly to me always. I hope you will find her amusing." "I'm going to her luncheon," said Cecile calmly.
Virginia Suydam, reclining in her basket chair, very picturesque in a broad hat, smiled at him out of her peculiar bluish-green eyes, while Courtlandt Classon fussed and fussed and patted his shoulder; an old beau who had toddled about Manhattan in the days when the town was gay below Bleecker Street, when brownstone was for the rich alone, when the family horses wore their tails long and a proud Ethiope held the reins, when Saratoga was the goal of fashion, and old General Jan Van-der-Duynck pronounced his own name "Wonnerdink," with profane accompaniment.
They told Suydam that he would die. With sick heart the listener cursed all high-spirited women and high-strung horses, declaring them to be works of the devil, like automobiles; then he went back to the side of his friend, where other hands less unsteady were at work. "Poor lonely old Bob!" he murmured. "Not a soul to care except Marmion and me, and God knows whether she cares or not."
"My frivolous and fascinating aunt," he said, "have you ever known me to catch any prevailing " "O Garret! You know you have! dozens of times " "I've been civilly attentive to several girls " "I wish to goodness you'd marry Virginia Suydam; but you won't." "Virginia!" he repeated, astonished. "Yes, I do; I wish you were safely and suitably married.
I cried, hearing her dear voice.... "Oh, how good, how sweet, my love, my life, it is to hear your voice again ... tell me you still love me!" "Hush, Johnnie, hush!" answered a far-away, strange voice ... "I'm writing you a long letter ... somebody might be listening in." "Did you see in the paper about Mrs. Suydam?" "Yes, it was a terrible thing." " if we had only written to them!"
The blind man smiled his thanks and spoke his farewell with meaningless politeness; then, as the physician prepared to see her to her carriage, Miss Moore said: "No! Please stay and gossip with our invalid. It's only a step." She walked quickly to the door, flashed them a smile, and was gone. Suydam heard his patient counting as before. "One! Two! Three !"
"We were great friends at Portlaw's camp together two years ago. I believe that you and Miss Suydam are cousins after a fashion." "After a fashion, I believe." "She's tremendously attractive, Hamil." "What? Oh, yes, very." "Evidently no sentiment lost between you," laughed the other. "No, of course not; no sentiment." Malcourt said carelessly: "I'm riding with Miss Suydam to-morrow.
There's a luncheon at two your fair friend Virginia Suydam has asked us, much to our surprise but after that I'm quite free if you've anything to propose." She looked up at him, pink and fresh as a wet rose, balanced there on the edge of the rocking raft. "Anything to propose?" he repeated; "I don't know; there's scarcely anything I wouldn't propose to you. So you're going to Virginia's luncheon?"
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