The Opposite House: A Novel — page 120: what you’re looking at

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The Opposite Flouse. als here! Zounds, it has been quickly done! And Gerrald, too, I hope, with the bank bills.” “Tf you would lower your tones one-half, I could hear just as well,” replied Doctor Brand, with a shade of indignation. “ Remember that we are not alone.” His eyes wandered over the open space behind the Kurhaus, between whose pillars the guests were moving to and fro; then, thrusting his arm through his companion’s, he led him into the shaded grounds. ‘Of course I have him here; the whole clan, in fact,’’ he went on, in a lowered tone. “But what does that avail? Many a drop of water will flow down the Rhine before we get him to the gaming-table; the fellow is more obstinate than ever. The virtuous baroness abhors gamblers, and I fear that will be enough to make the lover refuse to touch a rake again. Deuce take the whole fem- inine sex!” “That would be a pity,” said his companion, “when we don’t bow under her gentle yoke—” ‘T hope, Otto, you will be fireproof, interrupted Brand, with a hasty side-glance. ‘ Pshaw, I know you love the fragrance of flowers—everybody to his taste—but I think our night-moth doesn’t stick long.”’ Herr Wikke paused, and relieved his feelings by a tolerably loud laugh. “You seem to have turned hypochondriac in cComiclsoo “S C@ 5}