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"And you have got what you wanted? Is that it?"

The daughter of the egregious financier de Barral did not answer at once

this question going to the heart of things Then raising her head and

gazing wistfully across the street noisy with the endless transit of

innuravity: "He has been enerous"

I was pleased to hear these words Not that I doubted the infatuation of

Roderick Anthony, but I was pleased to hear so which proved that

she was sensible and open to the sentinificant In the face of irl is excusable if

she thinks herself priceless I irl of our civilization which

has established a dithyray for the expression of love A

the object of his passion

and in this indirect way his passion itself In ay the captain of

the ship Ferndale gave proofs of lover-like lavishness I could not

guess very well But I was glad she was appreciative It is lucky that

ss please women And it is not silly of thes that the deepest loyalty, that which they

needhtful, letting her deepjumble of traffic Suddenly she said: