The Dugdale Millions — page 301: what you’re looking at

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THE DECISIVE BLOW. 291 sociations, shaping and formulating as they must be, obtaining in your walk of life, are as different, 1 take it, from anything this country affords as they well can be. I have doubted the advisability of these international marriages and the resulting happiness. That however has beena general reflectionon my part. Treating you as aman, apart from any other consideration, I can say, sincerely, | have a very great regard for you, and can see no possible objection to you as a husband for Wallis.” “It is as a man I desire to be judged,” interjected the young nobleman, bowing ina rather stately manner to the lawyer. “If you were a producer, a laborer with hand or hese, pursued Mr. Stanton, “1 should be better pleased. I suppose you will call that sturdy de- mocracy. But it is not, it is only the result of my ed- ucation.” ‘“T am seeking to be just that,” replied Merrimount smiling; “to seek to enter commerce is the purpose of my visit to America.” The old lawyer looked at him keenly for a moment or two without speaking, and then said: “Ah! well. I cannot offer any objections to you as a man; such as I have go wholly to your rank. I presume, however, it is that very rank which will make you successful with Wallis.” ‘‘ Upon the contrary,” laughed the young nobleman, “TI fear that very rank is one of the obstacles. Evi- dently Miss Gladwin ts as strong a republican as the fiercest democrat could wish. ‘That, andthe fact that I am not rich, seem to be the stumbling-blocks.” The old lawyer laughed heartily. “ Do not believe her for a moment,” he said; “ that is so far as money is concerned. It is merely a ccaprice of hers to talk that way.” *¢So I supposed,” replied Merrimount. “ But I find that if I win her, I must do so as Eric Lacey and not Comicbooclk C@ 3}