The fellow's good for
another five--that's a bonanza these devilish hard times."
The attorney then glanced over the contents of the prized letter
once more and evidently experienced a fresh sensation of delight.
"Tracy beats the devil--all for the sake of a girl too; bet my
life she's no better than the rest of them. Well, Mr. Tracy, my
humble client, you will pay a good price for the enchanting
dearie, who has caught you body and soul--fools--fools--men are
fools."
Poor Nicholas made the last assertion with much force of manner,
betraying his own feelings more than he would have dared to
acknowledge.
Dame Rumor had not been sparing in circulating the love affairs of
our attorney-at-law, and when she fearlessly came forward and
declared that a certain maiden with more pin money than beauty,
rejected his suit, there went forth from the four walls of the
bachelor's apartments an edict ruthlessly vowing vengeance upon
the whole sex, and comforting himself with the thought that he
loved a good horse better than anything in this fluctuating world.
"Ten thousand out of it; not a bad speck--and that in the eight
per cent--a thousand times better than the other side of the
bargain.
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