The Dugdale Millions — page 91: what you’re looking at

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A FATEFUL ARRIVAL. “Or you’ve found young Dugdale.’”’ **No,’’ replied Dick, ascending the steps. ‘‘Young Dugdale still has the indecent perversity to conceal his being. What does he look like?”’ ‘“*There’s the worst of it,’’ replied Wallis petulantly. **He’s a real fine-looking man and a gentleman in everything,” | ‘“Worse and worse,’’ cried Dick, dolefully sinking into a chair. ‘‘Now, if he were only fifty, with a bald head, minus his teeth Me “He has a splendid set of teeth, and he is not any older than you are,’’ interposed Waliis. “The fates are perverse,’’ murmured Dick; ‘‘Dug- dale won’t materialize, and Merrimount will be young and handsome. At all events,’’ he continued hope- fully, “‘he has neither my goodness nor sweetness.”’ **Goodness nor sweetness!’’ this with ineffable con- tempt. ‘‘Was there ever such conceit?”’ ‘‘Nor my good clothes.” ““There—I’ll grant you one superiority. How do you know he hasn’t your goodness nor sweetness? You haven’t seen him.”’ ‘I’m arguing on general principles. In the first place, mine is of such high degree that two possessing an equal amount, in the nature of things, would not revolve in the same circle. Again, he is a British nobleman, I am an American citizen. Goodness and sweetness is inherent in the latter, but in the former ws ‘‘Oh, spare me,’’ broke in Wallis, ‘‘I think he is good. He looks like it.’”’ ‘‘But as to sweetness, you are not certain.’”’ ‘*Pah! I think he is real nice, and very polite.”’ ‘*Wallis, you have deserted me. You have gone Over to the enemy.”’ ‘‘T haven’t. But facts are facts. He’s been very nice to me and is agreeable to everybody. To be sure he hems and haws a little tco much, and every time lL Comicboclk C@© 3}