His Other Wife: A Novel — page 382: what you’re looking at

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374 “TEARS, IDLE TEARS!’’ deadened her senses for a minute. All the soft, warm color went out of her face. As she did not speak, he said: | ‘‘ Have you spoken to Mrs. Mackey?” ‘Yes. She consents to let me have the whole suite— music-room, chamber, and dressing-room—and to furnish my meals, at $25 per month, including Mollie's lessons.” ‘That is wonderfully cheap ; and, if you like the place, I think you could not do better.” ‘Yes; I do like it. They are nice, quiet people, and keep things neatly. I should furnish all the rooms from my own things.” ‘That would be pleasanter, and your furniture is doing no good where it is. Shall I make any arrangements about it for you?” ‘Thank you; if you would engage some one to assist Roxana to unpack and place such things as she will select from it, I will be very glad.” “Certainly I will whenever you wish; but there’s hurry about it, eh?” He asked the question in his soft, courteous way, but there seemed to be no special anxiety in it. “«The sooner the better, I think,” she replied. ** Very well; I shall see a man to-morrow, and the next day it can be done, if you like; but, pray, do not worry about getting away from us. We shall miss you much. ’ He was on his feet now, had taken his hat, and seemed about to go. There were tears trembling on Leda’s Eomicbooks:¢o