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else。   No   good   will   ever   come   of   this�察  �and   I   hope   she   will   never   marry 

him。; 

     With this unusual burst�察�Kate retreated to Hope。                 Hope took the news 

more      patiently    than   any    one�察  �but   with    deep   solicitude。     A     worldly 

marriage seemed   the   natural   result   of  the   Ingleside   influence�察  �but   it   had 

not occurred to anybody that it would come so soon。                     It had not seemed 

Emilia's     peculiar    temptation�察     �and   yet   nobody     could    suppose     that  she 

looked at John Lambert through any glamour of the affections。 

     Mr。 John Lambert was a millionnaire�察�a politician�察�and a widower。 The 

late Mrs。   Lambert   had been   a   specimen   of that   cheerful   hopelessness of 

temperament that one finds abundantly developed among the middle´aged 

women        of  country     towns。      She     enjoyed     her   daily   murders      in  the 

newspapers�察  �and   wept   profusely   at   the   funerals   of   strangers。       On   every 

occasion�察�however felicitous�察�she offered her condolences in a feeble voice�察�

that seemed to have been washed a great many times and to have faded。 

But she   was a good manager�察 �a devoted   wife�察�and   was more   cheerful at 

home   than   elsewhere�察  �for   she   had   there   plenty   of   trials   to   exercise   her 

eloquence�察�and not enough joy to make it her duty to be doleful。 At last her 

poor�察    �meek�察    �fatiguing    voice    faded    out   altogether�察    �and    her   husband 

mourned her   as heartily  as she   would have   bemoaned the   demise of the 

most insignificant neighbor。           After her death�察�being left childless�察�he had 

nothing to do but to make money�察�and he naturally made it。 Having taken 

his primary financial education in New England�察�he graduated at that great 

business   university�察  �Chicago�察  �and   then   entered   on   the   public   practice   of 

wealth in New York。 

     Aunt Jane had perhaps done injustice to the personal appearance of Mr。 

John     Lambert。      His    features   were   irregular�察   �but   not  insignificant�察    �and 

there   was   a   certain   air   of   slow   command   about   him�察  �which   made   some 

persons   call   him   handsome。   He   was   heavily   built�察  �with   a   large�察  �well´ 

shaped      head�察   �light   whiskers     tinged    with    gray�察  �and    a  sort   of   dusty 

complexion。 His face was full of little curved wrinkles�察�as if it were a slate 

just   ruled   for   sums   in   long   division�察  �and   his   small   blue   eyes    winked 

anxiously   a   dozen   different   ways�察  �as   if   they   were   doing   the   sums。     He 



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seemed to bristle with memorandum´books�察�and kept drawing them from 

every pocket�察�to put something down。 He was slow of speech�察�and his very 

heaviness   of   look   added   to   the   impression   of   reserved   power   about   the 

man。 

     All   his   career   in  life  had   been    a  solid   progress�察   �and   his  boldest 

speculations   seemed   securer   than   the   legitimate   business   of   less   potent 

financiers。 Beginning business life by peddling gingerbread on a railway 

train�察  �he   had   developed   such   a   genius   for   railway   management   as   some 

men show for chess or for virtue�察�and his accumulating property had the 

momentum of a planet。 

     He had read a good deal at odd times�察�and had seen a great deal of men。 

His    private   morals    were    unstained�察   �he   was   equable     and   amiable�察   �had 

strong   good   sense�察  �and  never   got   beyond   his   depth。   He   had   travelled   in 

Europe and brought home many statistics�察�some new thoughts�察�and a few 

good pictures selected by his friends。 He spent his money liberally for the 

things needful to his position�察�owned a yacht�察�bred trotting´horses�察�and had 

founded      a  theological    school。    He   submitted     to  these   and   other   social 

observances from a vague sense of duty as an American citizen�察�his real 

interest    lay  in  business     and   in  politics。   Yet    he  conducted      these   two 

vocations on principles diametrically opposite。               In business he was more 

honest than the average�察�in politics he had no conception of honesty�察�for he 

could see no difference between a politician and any other merchandise。 

He     always    succeeded      in  business�察    �for  he   thoroughly      understood     its 

principles�察  �in   politics   he   always   failed   in   the   end�察  �for   he   recognized   no 

principles     at   all。  In    business    he   was    active�察  �resolute�察   �and   seldom 

deceived�察  �in   politics   he  was   equally  active�察 �but   was   apt   to be   irresolute�察�

and was deceived every day of his life。             In both cases it was not so much 

from love of power that he labored�察�as from the excitement of the game。 

The larger the scale the better he liked it�察�a large railroad operation�察�a large 

tract of real estate�察�a big and noisy statesman��these investments he found 

irresistible。 

     On    which    of   his  two   sets   of  principles    he  would     manage     a  wife 

remained to be proved。          It is the misfortune of what are called self´made 



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men in America�察�that�察�though early accustomed to the society of men of 

the   world�察  �they   often   remain   utterly   unacquainted   with   women   of   the 

world�察  �until   those   charming   perils   are   at   last   sprung   upon   them   in   full 

force�察   �at  New     York    or  Washington。       John     Lambert     at  forty   was    as 

absolutely ignorant of the qualities and habits of a cultivated woman as of 

the details of her toilet。 The plain domesticity of his departed wife he had 

understood and prized�察�he remembered her household ways as he did her 

black alpaca dress�察�indeed�察�except for that item of apparel�察�she was not so 

unlike himself。 In   later years he had seen the women of   society�察�he had 

heard them talk�察�he had heard men talk about them�察�wittily or wickedly�察�at 

the clubs�察�he had perceived that a good many of them wished to marry him�察�

and    yet�察  �after  all�察 �he  knew     no  more    of   them    than   of  the  rearing    of 

humming´birds   or   orchids��dainty�察  �tropical   things   which   he   allowed   his 

gardener   to   raise�察  �he   keeping   his   hands   off�察  �and   only   paying   the   bills。 

Whether there was in existence a class of women who were both useful 

and refined��any intermediate type between the butterfly and the drudge�察�

was a question which he had sometimes asked himself��
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