I'll tell you
everything.
That's just what brings me here. Only let me first catch my breath
and take a look at your stalwart little man of a boy."
Her grave face relaxed into an involuntary smile
What struck me most in her was the startling resemblance she bore
to her husband. The two looked like brother and sister rather than
like husband and wife
"You must be relatives," I observed, for something pleasant to say,
and put my foot in it
"Not at all," she replied, with a frown
To win back her good graces I proceeded to examine Maxie, her
boy, in spelling. The stratagem had the desired effect
We got down to business again. When she heard my plan she
paused to survey me. I felt a sinking at the heart. I interpreted her
searching look as saying, "The nerve this snoozer has!" But I was
mistaken. Her pinched, sallow face grew tense with excitement,
and she said, with coy eagerness: "How can we tell if your plan
amounts to anything? If you gave us an idea of how much you
could put up--"
"It would not require a million," I hazarded
"A million! Who talks of millions! Still, it would take a good deal
of capital to start a factory that should be something like.
Pages:
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310