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Weve been waiting for you to say something about it, Isuppose.
I should have
spoken to Mother about itbefore this.
And the fact that his cousinGilbert was
not present at the moment gave him the courage to sayit. We did live for a
while in KansasCity, but for the last three years theyve been out there.
The
luxury and charm as opposed to this of whichhe was a part. It was a mistake to
put him down there in the first place.
I have thought of that but I havent been
able toattend to it before. Thenturning to the family, he added: Excuse me,
folks, Ill be backin a minute. Well, you had better have John put on some
liniment and a bandageand call a veterinary. To Clyde, even after
theGreen-Davidson and the Union League, it seemed a very beautifulroom. By the
way, how much is he being paid now?
We all like Lycurgus, only after Chicago I
suppose itwill not mean so very much to you. Thats no place forhim and I wont
have him there any longer. I should have spoken to Mother about itbefore
this.
Hemight see to it, for instance, that his father heard onlyunfavorable
things about him. You agreed to it in the first place when Isuggested it, didnt
you? At any rate, it would be interesting to know whether he was rich. Mother
has been saying that you werecoming to call one of these days. Just a
minute,Dolge, he called to some one outside. If so, it wouldntbe possible to
keep him there very long. Oh, I like it very much, he observed, exerting
himself to becongenial and to smile. But thereason I called you up here to-day
is this. Aperson without any experience can think a lot, but when it comes
todoing, hes not there. And anything less than that is a liability.
It would
endanger his prospects inconnection with this new development. Well, I hope
youll like it, now that youre here, she began,genially.
She motioned to a large
divanbetween them.
>From this Clyde wondered how long he was to be left in that
dimworld below stairs.
No, sir, not that I know of, replied Gilbert dourly. And
at once he began to think of the needof a dress suit, or at least a tuxedo and
trousers.
Oh, Idont believe I can stay a moment if he wont behave better
thanthis.
We knew it was not verypleasant down there, but we couldnt do
anything more for you atthe time.
We did live for a while in KansasCity, but
for the last three years theyve been out there. It contained so many handsome
pieces of furniture and suchrich rugs and hangings.
Hesmiled and added: I was
out of the city when you came on or Iwould have seen you.
There werelamps, a
tall clock, a great table. Theres another matter I want to talk to you
about.
Mother has been saying that you werecoming to call one of these
days.
Well, yes, sir, that is, I wouldnt say that I like it exactly,replied
Clyde quite honestly.
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