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More than four years went by before Vanderlyn again saw Peggy, and then he had found her changed transformed from a merry, light-hearted girl into a pensive, reserved woman.
John laughed. "I'm mighty glad it was!" said he. "Yes; that was it; and it's all settled." Mrs. Vanderlyn now rose in wrath. Was it credible that her own son, whom she had reared, as she had thought, to worship all the things she worshiped, wealth, position, rank, could have conceived an actual affection for this penniless, positionless, impossible flute-player's daughter?
Jacques de Léra, alone among the many men whom Vanderlyn had come across since the disappearance of Mrs. Pargeter had become the talk of the town, made no allusion to the mystery, and asked no puerile question of the man who was known to be her friend. "Mr. Vanderlyn has been asking me what I knew of the fortune-teller, Madame d'Elphis.
He had evidently had an inside tip from somebody, and had made about a hundred thousand. He came to me for advice, and I suggested his going in with Vanderlyn." "Oh, the deuce!" Waythorn exclaimed. He saw in a flash what had happened. The investment was an alluring one, but required negotiation.
There was a small portrait of Natalie which you took with you, of which, if Vanderlyn embraces that kind of painting in his present plan, I should be glad also to obtain of him a copy. The original picture, I think, was the best portrait I ever saw. Yours affectionately, In this depressed state of mind and debilitated state of body Governor Alston remained until summer, when he died.
The two or three moments' delay doubtless the zealous Poulain was engaged in helping the important visitor off with his coat were passed by Vanderlyn in a state of indescribable nervous tension and suspense. He was glad when they came to an end.
"Tom," said Vanderlyn, hoarsely, "I don't think I ought to come in here " "Don't be a fool! I tell you she wouldn't mind a bit. Surely you're not going to cut now?" Pargeter took a step forward; then he stood for a moment looking round him, evidently perplexed, and ill at ease at finding himself thus suddenly introduced into his wife's intimate atmosphere.
Vanderlyn!" His scorn of self was written, now, so plainly on his face, in such fierce lines of deep contempt and loathing, that, as she looked at him, it frightened her. She, also, rose and lightly clasped her arms about his neck in an appeal.
She flung the avowal out breathlessly, in her nervous dread of letting Ellie Vanderlyn think for an instant longer that any other explanation was conceivable. She had not meant to be so explicit; but once the words were spoken she was not altogether sorry.
The ladies of the party seemed united in the desire to further this resolve; and it was settled that as soon as Mr. Vanderlyn had despatched a hasty luncheon, his wife, Clarissa and Susy should carry him off for a tea-picnic at Torcello.
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