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Fulkerson，\"saidthegirl。 ThisservedtoremindFulkersonofsomething。Heturnedtoherfather。 \"I\'lltellyouwhat，ColonelWoodburn，IwantMr。Marchtoseesomechaptersofthatbookofyours。I\'vebeentalkingtohimaboutit。\" \"Idonotthinkitwouldaddtothepopularityofyourperiodical，sir，\" saidtheColonel，withastatelypleasureinbeingasked。\"Myviewsofacivilizationbaseduponresponsibleslaverywouldhardlybeacceptabletoyourcommercializedsociety。\" \"Well，notasapracticalthing，ofcourse，\"Fulkersonadmitted。\"Butassomethingretrospective，speculative，Ibelieveitwouldmakeahit。 There\'ssomuchgoingonnowaboutsocialquestions；Iguesspeoplewouldliketoreadit。\" \"Idonotknowthatmyworkisintendedtoamusepeople，\"saidtheColonel，withsomestate。 \"Mahgoodness!AhonlywishitWAS，then，\"saidhisdaughter；andsheadded:\"Yes，Mr。Fulkerson，theColonelwillbeverygladtosubmitpo\'tionsofhiswoaktoyo\'edito\'。Wewanttohavesomeofthehonaw。 Perhapswecansaywehelpedtostopyo\'magazine，ifwedidn\'thelptostawtit。\" Theyalllaughedatherboldness，andFulkersonsaid:\"It\'lltakeagooddealmorethanthattostop\'EveryOtherWeek\'。TheColonel\'swholebookcouldn\'tdoit。\"Thenhelookedunhappy，forColonelWoodburndidnotseemtoenjoyhisreassuringwords；butMissWoodburncametohisrescue。 \"Youmaghtillustrateitwiththepo\'traitoftheawthorisdaughtaw，ifit\'stoolateforthecovah。\" \"Goingtohavethatineverynumber，MissWoodburn!\"hecried。 \"Oh，mahgoodness!\"shesaid，withmockhumility。 Almasatlookingatherpiquanthead，black，unconsciouslyoutlinedagainstthelamp，asshesatworkingbythetable。\"Justkeepstillamoment!\" Shegothersketch-blockandpencils，andbegantodraw；Fulkersontiltedhimselfforwardandlookedoverhershoulder；hesmiledoutwardly； inwardlyhewasdividedbetweenadmirationofMissWoodburn\'sarchbeautyandappreciationoftheskillwhichreproducedit；atthesametimehewastryingtorememberwhetherMarchhadauthorizedhimtogosofarastoaskforasightofColonelWoodburn\'smanuscript。HefeltthathehadtrencheduponMarch\'sprovince，andheframedoneapologytotheeditorforbringinghimthemanuscript，andanothertotheauthorforbringingitback。 \"MostAhholdraghtstilllikeitwasaphotograph?\"askedMissWoodburn。\"CanAhtoak?\" \"Talkallyouwant，\"saidAlma，squintinghereyes。\"Andyouneedn\'tbeeitheradamantine，noryet——wooden。\" \"Oh，ho\'verygoodofyou!Well，ifAhcantoak——goon，Mr。Fulkerson!\" \"Metalk?Ican\'tbreathetillthisthingisdone!\"sighedFulkerson；atthatpointofhismentaldramatheColonelwasbehavingrustilyaboutthereturnofhismanuscript，andhefeltthathewaslookinghislastonMissWoodburn\'sprofile。 \"Isshegettingitraght?\"askedthegirl。 \"Idon\'tknowwhichiswhich，\"saidFulkerson。 \"Oh，AhhopeAhshall!Ahdon\'twanttogoroundfeelin\'likeasheetofpapahhalfthetime。\" \"Youcouldrattleon，justthesame，\"suggestedAlma。 \"Oh，now!Jostlistentothat，Mr。Fulkerson。Doyoucallthatanywaytotoaktopeople?\" \"Youmightknowwhichyouwerebythecolor，\"Fulkersonbegan，andthenbebrokeofffromthepersonalconsiderationwithabusinessinspiration，andsmackedhimselfontheknee，\"Wecouldprintitincolor!\" Mrs。Leightongathereduphersewingandhelditwithbothhandsinherlap，whileshecameround，andlookedcriticallyatthesketchandthemodeloverherglasses。\"It\'sverygood，Alma，\"shesaid。 ColonelWoodburnremainedrestivelyonhissideofthetable。\"Ofcourse，Mr。Fulkerson，youwerejesting，sir，whenyouspokeofprintingasketchofmydaughter。\" \"Why，Idon\'tknow——Ifyouobject——? \"Ido，sir——decidedly，\"saidtheColonel。 \"Thenthatsettlesit，ofcourse，\"said\"Ionlymeant——\" \"Indeeditdoesn\'t!\"criedthegirl。\"Who\'stoknowwhoit\'sfrom? Ah\'mjostsetonhavin\'itprinted!Ah\'mgoingtoappearastheheadofSlavery——inoppositiontotheheadofLiberty。\" \"There\'llbearevolutioninsideofforty-eighthours，andwe\'llhavetheColonel\'ssystemgoingwhereveracopyof\'EveryOtherWeek\'circulates，\" saidFulkerson。 \"Thissketchbelongstome，\"Almainterposed。\"I\'mnotgoingtoletitbeprinted。\" \"Oh，mahgoodness!\"saidMissWoodburn，laughinggood-humoredly。 \"That\'sbecoseyouwerebroughtuptohateslavery。\" \"IshouldlikeMr。Beatontoseeit，\"saidMrs。Leighton，inasortofabsenttone。Sheadded，toFulkerson:\"Iratherexpectedhemightbeinto-night。\" \"Well，ifhecomeswe\'llleaveittoBeaton，\"Fulkersonsaid，withreliefinthesolution，andananxiousglanceattheColonel，acrossthetable，toseehowhetookthatformofthejoke。MissWoodburninterceptedhisglanceandlaughed，andFulkersonlaughed，too，butratherforlornly。 Almasetherlipsprimlyandturnedherheadfirstononesideandthenontheothertolookatthesketch。\"Idon\'tthinkwe\'llleaveittoMr。 Beaton，evenifhecomes。\" \"WelefttheotherdesignforthecovertoBeaton，\"Fulkersoninsinuated。 \"Iguessyouneedn\'tbeafraidofhim。\" \"Isitaquestionofmybeingafraid?\"Almaasked；sheseemedcoollyintentonherdrawing。 \"MissLeightonthinksheoughttobeafraidofher，\"MissWoodburnexplained。 \"It\'saquestionofhiscourage，then?\"saidAlma。 \"Well，Idon\'tthinktherearemanyyoungladiesthatBeaton\'safraidof，\"saidFulkerson，givinghimselftherespiteofthispurelyrandomremark，whileheinterrogatedthefacesofMrs。LeightonandColonelWoodburnforsomelightuponthetendencyoftheirdaughters\'words。 HewasnothelpedbyMrs。Leighton\'ssaying，withacertainanxiety，\"Idon\'tknowwhatyoumean，Mr。Fulkerson。\" \"Well，you\'reasmuchinthedarkasIammyself，then，\"saidFulkerson。 \"IsupposeImeantthatBeatonisrather——a——favorite，youknow。Thewomenlikehim。\" Mrs。Leightonsighed，andColonelWoodburnroseandlefttheroom。 Inthesilencethatfollowed，Fulkersonlookedfromoneladytotheotherwithdismay。\"Iseemtohaveputmyfootinit，somehow，\"hesuggested，andMissWoodburngaveacryoflaughter。 \"Poo\'Mr。Fulkerson!Poo\'Mr。Fulkerson!Papathoatyouwantedhimtogo。\" \"Wantedhimtogo?\"repeatedFulkerson。 \"WealwaysmentionMr。Beatonwhenwewanttogetridofpapa。\" \"Well，itseemstomethatIhavenoticedthathedidn\'ttakemuchinterestinBeaton，asageneraltopic。ButIdon\'tknowthatIeversawitdrivehimoutoftheroombefore!\" \"Well，heisn\'talwayssobad，\"saidMissWoodburn。\"Butitwasacaseofhateatfirstsight，anditseemstobegrowin\'onpapa。\" \"Well，Icanunderstandthat，\"saidFulkerson。\"TheimpulsetodestroyBeatonissomethingthateverybodyhastostruggleagainstatthestart。\" \"Imustsay，Mr。Fulkerson，\"saidMrs。Leighton，inthetremorthroughwhichshenervedherselftodifferopenlywithanyonesheliked，\"Ineverhadtostrugglewithanythingofthekind，inregardtoMr。Beaton。Hehasalwaysbeenmostrespectfuland——and——considerate，withme，whateverhehasbeenwithothers。\" \"Well，ofcourse，Mrs。Leighton!\"Fulkersoncamebackinasoothingtone。 \"Butyouseeyou\'retherulethatprovestheexception。IwasspeakingofthewaymenfeltaboutBeaton。It\'sdifferentwithladies；Ijustsaidso。\" \"Isitalwaysdifferent?\"Almaasked，liftingherheadandherhandfromherdrawing，andstaringatitabsently。 Fulkersonpushedbothhishandsthroughhiswhiskers。\"Lookhere!Lookhere!\"hesaid。\"Won\'tsomebodystartsomeothersubject?Wehaven\'thadtheweatherupyet，havewe?Ortheopera?Whatisthematterwithafewremarksaboutpolitics?\" \"Why，Ahthoatyoulahkedtotoakaboutthestaffofyo\'magazine，\"saidMissWoodburn。 \"Oh，Ido!\"saidFulkerson。\"Butnotalwaysaboutthesamememberofit。 Hegetsmonotonous，whenhedoesn\'tgetcomplicated。I\'vejustcomeroundfromtheMarches\'，\"headded，toMrs。Leighton。 \"Isupposethey\'vegotthoroughlysettledintheirapartmentbythistime。\"Mrs。LeightonsaidsomethinglikethiswhenevertheMarcheswerementioned。Atthebottomofherheartshehadnotforgiventhemfornottakingherrooms；shehadlikedtheirlookssomuch；andshewasalwayshopingthattheywereuncomfortableordissatisfied；shecouldnothelpwantingthempunishedalittle。 \"Well，yes；asmuchastheyeverwillbe，\"Fulkersonanswered。 \"TheBostonstyleisprettydifferent，youknow；andtheMarchesareold- fashionedfolks，andIreckontheyneverwentinmuchforbric-a-bracThey\'veputawaynineortenbarrelsofdragoncandlesticks，buttheykeepfindingnewones。\" \"Theirlandladyhasjustjoinedourclass，\"saidAlma。\"Isn\'thernameGreen?Shehappenedtoseemycopyof\'EveryOtherWeek\'，andsaidsheknewtheeditor；andtoldme。\" \"Well，it\'salittleworld，\"saidFulkerson。\"Youseemtobetouchingelbowswitheverybody。Justthinkofyourhavinghadourheadtranslatorforamodel。\" \"AhthinkthatyourwholepublicationrevolvesaroandtheLeightonfamily，\"saidMissWoodburn。 \"That\'sprettymuchso，\"Fulkersonadmitted。\"Anyhow，thepublisherseemsdisposedtodoso。\" \"Areyouthepublisher?IthoughtitwasMr。Dryfoos，\"saidAlma。 \"Itis。\" \"Oh!\" ThetoneandthewordgaveFulkersonadiscomfortwhichhepromptlyconfessed。\"Missedagain。\" Thegirlslaughed，andheregainedsomethingofhislostspirits，andsmiledupontheirgayety，whichlastedbeyondanyapparentreasonforit。 MissWoodburnasked，\"AndisMr。Dryfoossenio\'anythinglikeouahMr。 Dryfoos?\" \"Nottheleast。\" \"Buthe\'sjostasexemplary?\" \"Yes；inhisway。\" \"Well，AhwishAhcouldseeallthosepinksofpuffectiontogethah，once。\" \"Why，lookhere!I\'vebeenthinkingI\'dcelebratealittle，whentheoldgentlemangetsback。Havealittlesupper——somethingofthatkind。Howwouldyouliketoletmehaveyourparlorsforit，Mrs。Leighton?Youladiescouldstandonthestairs，andhaveapeepatus，inthebunch。\" \"Oh，mah!Whataprivilege!AndwillMissAlmabethere，withtheothahcontributors?Ahshalljostexpahofenvy!\" \"Shewon\'tbethereinperson，\"saidFulkerson，\"butshe\'llberepresentedbytheheadoftheartdepartment。\" \"Mahgoodness!Andwho\'lltheheadofthepublishingdepartmentrepresent?\" \"Hecanrepresentyou，\"saidAlma。 \"Well，Ahwanttoberepresented，someho\'。\" \"We\'llhavethebanquetthenightbeforeyouappearonthecoverofourfourthnumber，\"saidFulkerson。 \"Ahthoatthatwasdoublyfo\'bidden，\"saidMissWoodburn。\"Bythesternparentandtheenviousawtust。\" \"We\'llgetBeatontogetroundthem，somehow。Iguesswecantrusthimtomanagethat。\" Mrs。Leightonsighedherresentmentoftheimplication。 \"IalwaysfeelthatMr。Beatondoesn\'tdohimselfjustice，\"shebegan。 Fulkersoncouldnotforegothechanceofajoke。\"Well，maybehewouldrathertemperjusticewithmercyinacaselikehis。\"Thismadeboththeyoungerladieslaugh。\"Ijudgethisismychancetogetoffwithmylife，\"headded，andheroseashespoke。\"Mrs。Leighton，Iamabouttheonlymanofmysexwhodoesn\'tthirstforBeaton\'sbloodmostofthetime。ButIknowhimandIdon\'t。He\'smorekindsofagoodfellowthanpeoplegenerallyunderstand。Hedoesn\'twearhisheartuponhissleeve- nothisulstersleeve，anyway。Youcanalwayscountmeonyoursidewhenit\'saquestionoffindingBeatonnotguiltyifhe\'llleavetheState。\" Almasetherdrawingagainstthewall，inrisingtosaygoodnighttoFulkerson。Hebentoveronhissticktolookatit。\"Well，it\'sbeautiful，\"hesighed，withunconscioussincerity。 Almamadehimacourtesyofmockmodesty。\"ThankstoMissWoodburn!\" \"Ohno!Allshehadtodowassimplytostayput。\" \"Don\'tyouthinkAhmighthaveimproveditifAhhad，lookedbetter?\" thegirlasked，gravely。 \"Oh，youcouldn\'t!\"saidFulkerson，andhewentofftriumphantintheirapplauseandtheircriesof\"Which?which?\" Mrs。Leightonsankdeepintoanaccusinggloomwhenatlastshefoundherselfalonewithherdaughter。\"Idon\'tknowwhatyouarethinkingabout，AlmaLeighton。Ifyoudon\'tlikeMr。Beaton——\" \"Idon\'t。\" \"Youdon\'t?Youknowbetterthanthat。Youknowthat，youdidcareforhim。\" \"Oh!that\'saverydifferentthing。That\'sathingthatcanbegotover。\" \"Gotover!\"repeatedMrs。Leighton，aghast。 \"Ofcourse，itcan!Don\'tberomantic，mamma。Peoplegetoverdozensofsuchfancies。Theyevenmarryforlovetwoorthreetimes。\" \"Never!\"criedhermother，doingherbesttofeelshocked；andatlastlookingit。 HerlookingithadnoeffectuponAlma。\"Youcaneasilygetovercaringforpeople；butyoucan\'tgetoverlikingthem——ifyoulikethembecausetheyaresweetandgood。That\'swhatlasts。Iwasasimplegoose，andheimposeduponmebecausehewasasophisticatedgoose。Nowthecaseisreversed。\" \"Hedoescareforyou，now。Youcanseeit。Whydoyouencouragehimtocomehere?\" \"Idon\'t，\"saidAlma。\"Iwilltellhimtokeepawayifyoulike。Butwhetherhecomesorgoes，itwillbethesame。\" \"Nottohim，Alma!Heisinlovewithyou!\" \"Hehasneversaidso。\" \"Andyouwouldreallylethimsayso，whenyouintendtorefusehim?\" \"Ican\'tverywellrefusehimtillhedoessayso。\" Thiswasundeniable。Mrs。Leightoncouldonlydemand，inanawfultone，\"MayIaskwhy——ifyoucaredforhim；andIknowyoucareforhimstillyouwillrefusehim?\" Almalaughed。\"Because——becauseI\'mweddedtomyArt，andI\'mnotgoingtocommitbigamy，whateverIdo。\" \"Alma!\" \"Well，then，becauseIdon\'tlikehim——thatis，Idon\'tbelieveinhim，anddon\'ttrusthim。He\'sfascinating，buthe\'sfalseandhe\'sfickle。 Hecan\'thelpit，Idaresay。\" \"Andyouareperfectlyhard。IsitpossiblethatyouwereactuallypleasedtohaveMr。FulkersonteaseyouaboutMr。Dryfoos?\" \"Oh，good-night，now，mamma!Thisisbecomingpersonal\" EndAHazardofNewFortunesV3 ByWilliamDeanHowellsPARTTHIRD I。 Theschemeofabanquettocelebratetheinitialsuccessof\'EveryOtherWeek\'expandedinFulkerson\'sfancyintoaseries。Insteadofthepublishingandeditorialforce，withcertainofthemorerepresentativeartistsandauthorssittingdowntoamodestsupperinMrs。Leighton\'sparlors，heconceivedofadinneratDelmonico\'s，withtheprincipalliteraryandartistic，peoplethroughoutthecountryasguests，andaninexhaustiblehospitalitytoreportersandcorrespondents，fromwhomparagraphs，propheticandhistoric，wouldflowweeksbeforeandafterthefirstoftheseries。Hesaidthethingwasanewdepartureinmagazines； itamountedtosomethinginliteratureasradicalastheAmericanRevolutioninpolitics:itwastheideaofselfgovernmentinthearts； anditwasthisideathathadneveryetbeenfullydevelopedinregardtoit。Thatwaswhatmustbedoneinthespeechesatthedinner，andthespeechesmustbereported。Thenitwouldgolikewildfire。HeaskedMarchwhetherhethoughtMr。Depewcouldbegottocome；MarkTwain，hewassure，wouldcome；hewasaliteraryman。TheyoughttoinviteMr。 Evarts，andtheCardinalandtheleadingProtestantdivines。Hisambitionstoppedatnothing，nothingbutthequestionofexpense；therehehadtowaitthereturnoftheelderDryfoosfromtheWest，andDryfooswasstilldelayedatMoffitt，andFulkersonopenlyconfessedthathewasafraidhewouldstaytheretillhisownenthusiasmescapedinotheractivities，otherplans。 Fulkersonwasaslittlelikelyaspossibletofallunderasuperstitioussubjectiontoanotherman；butMarchcouldnothelpseeingthatinthispossiblemeasureDryfooswasFulkerson\'sfetish。Hedidnotreverehim，Marchdecided，becauseitwasnotinFulkerson\'snaturetorevereanything；hecouldlikeanddislike，buthecouldnotrespect。 Apparently，however，Dryfoosdauntedhimsomehow；andbesidesthehomagewhichthosewhohavenotpaytothosewhohave，FulkersonrenderedDryfoosthetributeofafeelingwhichMarchcouldonlydefineasasortofbewilderment。AswellasMarchcouldmakeout，thisfeelingwasevokedbythespectacleofDryfoos\'sunfailingluck，whichFulkersonwasfondofdazzlinghimselfwith。Itperfectlyconsistedwithakeensenseofwhateverwassordidandselfishinamanonwhomhiscareermusthavehaditsinevitableeffect。HelikedtophilosophizethecasewithMarch，torecallDryfoosashewaswhenhefirstmethimstillsomewhatinthesap，atMoffitt，andtostudytheprocessesbywhichheimaginedhimtohavedriedintothehardenedspeculator，withouteventhepretencetoanyadvantagebuthisowninhisventures。Hewasawareofpaintingthecharactertoovividly，andhewarnedMarchnottoacceptitexactlyinthosetints，buttosubduethemandshadeitforhimself。Hesaidthatwherehisadvantagewasnotconcerned，therewaseversomuchgoodinDryfoos，andthatifinsomethingsbehadgrowninflexible，hehadexpandedinotherstothefullmeasureofthevastscaleonwhichhedidbusiness。IthadseemedalittleoddtoMarchthatamanshouldputmoneyintosuchanenterpriseas\'EveryOtherWeek\'andgooffaboutotheraffairs，notonlywithoutanysignofanxiety，butwithoutanysortofinterest。ButFulkersonsaidthatwasthesplendidsideofDryfoos。 Hehadacourage，amagnanimity，thatwasequaltothestrainofanysuchuncertainty。Hehadfacedthemusiconceforall，whenheaskedFulkersonwhatthethingwouldcostinthedifferentdegreesofpotentialfailure；andthenhehadgoneoff，leavingeverythingtoFulkersonandtheyoungerDryfoos，withtheinstructionsimplytogoaheadandnotbotherhimaboutit。Fulkersoncalledthatprettytallforanoldfellowwhousedtobewailthewantofpigsandchickenstooccupyhismind。 HeallegeditasanotherproofoftheversatilityoftheAmericanmind，andofthegrandeurofinstitutionsandopportunitiesthatleteverymangrowtohisfullsize，sothatanymaninAmericacouldruntheconcernifnecessary。HebelievedthatoldDryfooscouldstepintoBismarck\'sshoesandruntheGermanEmpireattendays\'notice，oraboutaslongasitwouldtakehimtogofromNewYorktoBerlin。ButBismarckwouldnotknowanythingaboutDryfoos\'splanstillDryfoosgotreadytoshowhishand。FulkersonhimselfdidnotpretendtosaywhattheoldmanhadbeenuptosincehewentWest。HewasatMoffittfirst，andthenhewasatChicago，andthenhehadgoneouttoDenvertolookaftersomemineshehadoutthere，andarailroadortwo；andnowhewasatMoffittagain。 Hewassupposedtobeclosinguphisaffairsthere，butnobodycouldsay。 FulkersontoldMarchthemorningafterDryfoosreturnedthathehadnotonlynotpulledoutatMoffitt，buthadgoneindeeper，tentimesdeeperthanever。Hewasinaroyalgood-humor，Fulkersonreported，andwasgoingtodropintotheofficeonhiswayupfromtheStreet(MarchunderstoodWallStreet)thatafternoon。Hewastickledtodeathwith\'EveryOtherWeek\'sofarasithadgone，andwasanxioustopayhisrespectstotheeditor。 Marchaccountedforsomerhetoricinthis，butletitflatterhim，andpreparedhimselfforameetingaboutwhichhecouldseethatFulkersonwasonlylessnervousthanhehadshownhimselfaboutthepublicreceptionofthefirstnumber。ItgaveMarchadisagreeablefeelingofbeingownedandofbeingabouttobeinspectedbyhisproprietor；buthefellbackuponsuchindependenceashecouldfindinthethoughtofthosetwothousanddollarsofincomebeyondthecapriceofhisowner，andmaintainedanoutwardserenity。 Hewasalittleashamedafterwardoftheresolutionithadcosthimtodoso。ItwasnotaquestionofDryfoos\'sphysicalpresence:thatwasrathereffectivethanotherwise，andcarriedasuggestionofmoneyedindifferencetoconventioninthegraybusinesssuitofprovincialcut，andthelow，wide-brimmedhatofflexibleblackfelt。Hehadastickwithanold-fashionedtopofbuckhornwornsmoothandbrightbythepalmofhishand，whichhadnotlostitscharacterinfat，andwhichhadahistoryofformerworkinitsenlargedknuckles，thoughitwasnowassoftasMarch\'s，andmustoncehavebeensmallevenforamanofMr。 Dryfoos\'sstature；hewasbelowtheaveragesize。ButwhatstruckMarchwasthefactthatDryfoosseemedfurtivelyconsciousofbeingacountryperson，andofbeingawarethatintheirmeetinghewastobetriedbyotherteststhanthosewhichwouldhaveavailedhimasashrewdspeculator。HeevidentlyhadsomecuriosityaboutMarch，asthefirstofhiskindwhomhebadencountered；somesuchcuriosityasthecountryschooltrusteefeelsandtriestohideinthepresenceofthenewschoolmaster。Butthewholeaffairwas，ofcourse，onahigherplane；ononesideDryfooswasmuchmoreamanoftheworldthanMarchwas，andheprobablydivinedthisatonce，andrestedhimselfuponthefactinameasure。Itseemedtobehispreferencethathissonshouldintroducethem，forhecameupstairswithConrad，andtheyhadfairlymadeacquaintancebeforeFulkersonjoinedthem。 Conradofferedtoleavethematonce，buthisfathermadehimstay。 \"IreckonMr。MarchandIhaven\'tgotanythingsoprivatetotalkaboutthatwewanttokeepitfromtheotherpartners。Well，Mr。March，areyougettingusedtoNewYorkyet?Ittakesalittletime。\" \"Ohyes。Butnotsomuchtimeasmostplaces。EverybodybelongsmoreorlessinNewYork；nobodyhastobelongherealtogether。\" \"Yes，thatisso。Youcantryit，andgoawayifyoudon\'tlikeitagooddealeasierthanyoucouldfromasmallerplace。Wouldn\'tmakesomuchtalk，wouldit?\"HeglancedatMarchwithajocoselightinhisshrewdeyes。\"ThatisthewayIfeelaboutitallthetime:justvisiting。Now，itwouldn\'tbethatwayinBoston，Ireckon?\" \"Youcouldn\'tkeeponvisitingthereyourwholelife，\"saidMarch。 Dryfooslaughed，showinghislowerteethinawaythatwasatoncesimpleandfierce。\"Mr。Fulkersondidn\'thardlyknowashecouldgetyoutoleave。Isupposeyougotusedtoitthere。Ineverbeeninyourcity。\" \"Ihadgotusedtoit；butitwashardlymycity，exceptbymarriage。Mywife\'saBostonian。\" \"She\'sbeenalittlehomesickhere，then，\"saidDryfoos，withasmileofthesamequalityashislaugh。 \"LessthanIexpected，\"saidMarch。\"Ofcourse，shewasverymuchattachedtoouroldhome。\" \"Iguessmywifewon\'tevergetusedtoNewYork，\"saidDryfoos，andhedrewinhislowerlipwithasharpsigh。\"Butmygirlslikeit；they\'reyoung。Youneverbeenoutourwayyet，Mr。March?OutWest?\" \"Well，onlyforthepurposeofbeingborn，andbroughtup。IusedtoliveinCrawfordsville，andthenIndianapolis。\" \"Indianapolisisboundtobeagreatplace，\"saidDryfoos。\"Iremembernow，Mr。FulkersontoldmeyouwasfromourState。\"HewentontobragoftheWest，asifMarchwereanEasternerandhadtobeconvinced。 \"Yououghttoseeallthatcountry。It\'sagreatcountry。\" \"Ohyes，\"saidMarch，\"Iunderstandthat。\"HeexpectedthepraiseofthegreatWesttoleaduptosomecommenton\'EveryOtherWeek\'；andtherewasabundantsuggestionofthattopicinthemanuscripts，proofsofletter-pressandillustrations，withadvancecopiesofthelatestnumberstrewnoverhistable。 ButDryfoosapparentlykepthimselffromlookingatthesethings。 Herolledhisheadaboutonhisshoulderstotakeinthecharacteroftheroom，andsaidtohisson，\"Youdidn\'tchangethewoodwork，afterall。\" \"No；thearchitectthoughtwehadbetterletitbe，unlesswemeanttochangethewholeplace。Helikeditsbeingold-fashioned。\" \"Ihopeyoufeelcomfortablehere，Mr。March，\"theoldmansaid，bringinghiseyestobearuponhimagainaftertheirtourofinspection。 \"Toocomfortableforaworking-man，\"saidMarch，andhethoughtthatthisremarkmustbringthemtosometalkabouthiswork，buttheproprietoronlysmiledagain。 \"IguessIsha\'n\'tlosemuchonthishouse，\"hereturned，asifmusingaloud。\"Thisdown-townpropertyiscomingup。Businessisgettinginonallthesesidestreets。IthoughtIpaidaprettygoodpriceforit，too。\"Hewentontotalkofrealestate，andMarchbegantofeelacertainresentmentathiscontinuedavoidanceoftheonlytopicinwhichtheycouldreallyhaveacommoninterest。\"Youlivedownthiswaysomewhere，don\'tyou?\"theoldmanconcluded。 \"Yes。Iwishedtobenearmywork。\"Marchwasvexedwithhimselfforhavingrecurredtoit；butafterwardhewasnotsurebutDryfoossharedhisowndiffidenceinthematter，andwaswaitingforhimtobringitopenlyintothetalk。Attimesheseemedwaryandmasterful，andthenMarchfeltthathewasbeingexaminedandtested；atotherssosimplethatMarchmightwellhavefanciedthatheneededencouragement，anddesiredit。HetalkedofhiswifeanddaughtersinawaythatinvitedMarchtosayfriendlythingsofhisfamily，whichappearedtogivetheoldmanfirstanunduepleasureandthenafinaldistrust。Atmomentsheturned，withaneffectoffindingreliefinit，tohissonandspoketohimacrossMarchofmatterswhichhewasunacquaintedwith；hedidnotseemawarethatthiswasrude，buttheyoungmanmusthavefeltitso；healwaysbroughttheconversationback，andonceatsomecosttohimselfwhenhisfathermadeitpersonal。 \"IwanttomakearegularNewYorkbusinessmanoutofthatfellow，\"hesaidtoMarch，pointingatConradwithhisstick。\"Yous\'poseI\'mevergoingtodoit?\" \"Well，Idon\'tknow，\"saidMarch，tryingtofallinwiththejoke。 \"Doyoumeannothingbutabusinessman?\" Theoldmanlaughedatwhateverlatentmeaninghefanciedinthis，andsaid:\"Youthinkhewouldbealittletoomuchformethere?Well，I\'veseenenoughof\'emtoknowitdon\'talwaystakealargepatternofamantodoalargebusiness。ButIwanthimtogetthebusinesstraining，andthenifhewantstogointosomethingelseheknowswhattheworldis，anyway。Heigh?\" \"Ohyes!\"Marchassented，withsomecompassionfortheyoungmanreddeningpatientlyunderhisfather\'scomment。 Dryfooswentonasifhissonwerenotinhearing。\"Nowthatboywantedtobeapreacher。Whatdoesapreacherknowabouttheworldhepreachesagainstwhenhe\'sbeenbroughtupapreacher?Hedon\'tknowsomuchasabadlittleboyinhisSunday-school；heknowsaboutasmuchasagirl。 Ialwaystoldhim，Youbeamanfirst，andthenyoubeapreacher，ifyouwantto。Heigh?\" \"Precisely。\"Marchbegantofeelsomecompassionforhimselfinbeingwitnessoftheyoungfellow\'sdiscomfortunderhisfather\'shomily。 \"WhenwefirstcometoNewYork，Itoldhim，Nowhere\'syourchancetoseetheworldonabigscale。Youknowalreadywhatworkandsavingandsteadyhabitsandsensewillbringaman，to；youdon\'twanttogoroundamongtherich；youwanttogoamongthepoor，andseewhatlazinessanddrinkanddishonestyandfoolishnesswillbringmento。AndIguessheknows，aboutaswellasanybody；andifheevergoestopreachinghe\'llknowwhathe\'spreachingabout。\"Theoldmansmiledhisfierce，simplesmile，andinhissharpeyesMarchfanciedcontemptoftheambitionhehadbalkedinhisson。Thepresentscenemusthavebeenoneofmanybetweenthem，endinginmeeksubmissiononthepartoftheyoungman，whomhisfather，perhapswithoutrealizinghiscruelty，treatedasachild。Marchtookithardthatheshouldbemadetosufferinthepresenceofaco-ordinatepowerlikehimself，andbegantodisliketheoldmanoutofproportiontohisoffence，whichmighthavebeenmerewantoftaste，oraneffectofmereembarrassmentbeforehim。Butevidently，whateverrebellionhisdaughtershadcarriedthroughagainsthim，hehadkepthisdominionoverthisgentlespiritunbroken。Marchdidnotchoosetomakeanyresponse，buttolethimcontinue，ifhewould，entirelyuponhisownimpulse。 II。 Asilencefollowed，ofratherpainfullength。ItwasbrokenbythecheeryvoiceofFulkerson，sentbeforehimtoheraldFulkerson\'scheeryperson。\"Well，Isupposeyou\'vegottheglorioussuccessof\'EveryOtherWeek\'downprettycoldinyourtalkbythistime。Ishouldhavebeenupsoonertojoinyou，butIwasnippingamanforthelastpageofthecover。Iguesswe\'llhavetolettheMusehavethatforanadvertisementinsteadofapoemthenexttime，March。Well，theoldgentlemangivenyouboysyourscolding?\"ThepersonofFulkersonhadgotintotheroomlongbeforehereachedthisquestion，andhadplanteditselfastrideachair。Fulkersonlookedoverthechairback，nowatMarch，andnowattheelderDryfoosashespoke。 Marchansweredhim。\"Iguesswemusthavebeenwaitingforyou，Fulkerson。Atanyrate，wehadn\'tgottothescoldingyet。\" \"Why，Ididn\'tsupposeMr。Dryfooscould\'a\'heldinsolong。I understoodhewasawfulmadatthewaythethingstartedoff，andwantedtogiveyouapieceofhismind，whenhegotatyou。Iinferredasmuchfromaremarkthathemade。\"MarchandDryfooslookedfoolish，asmendowhenmadethesubjectofthissortofmerrymisrepresentation。 \"Ireckonmyscoldingwillkeepawhileyet，\"saidtheoldman，dryly。 \"Well，then，Iguessit\'sagoodchancetogiveMr。Dryfoosanideaofwhatwe\'vereallydone——justwhilewe\'reresting，asArtemusWardsays。 Heigh，March?\" \"Iwillletyoublowthetrumpet，Fulkerson。Ithinkitbelongsstrictlytotheadvertisingdepartment，\"saidMarch。Henowdistinctlyresentedtheoldman\'sfailuretosayanythingtohimofthemagazine；hemadehisinferencethatitwasfromasuspicionofhisreadinesstopresumeuponarecognitionofhisshareinthesuccess，andhewasdeterminedtosecondnosortofappealforit。 \"Theadvertisingdepartmentistheheartandsoulofeverybusiness，\" saidFulkerson，hardily，\"andIliketokeepmyhandinwithalittlepractiseonthetrumpetinprivate。Idon\'tbelieveMr。Dryfooshasgotanyideaoftheextentofthisthing。He\'sbeenoutamongthoseRackensackens，wherewewereallborn，andhe\'sreadthenoticesintheirsevenbyninedailies，andhe\'sseenthethingsellingonthecars，andhethinksheappreciateswhat\'sbeendone。ButIshouldjustliketotakehimroundinthislittleoldmetropolisawhile，andshowhim\'EveryOtherWeek\'onthecentretablesofthemillionaires——theVanderbiltsandtheAstors——andinthehomesofcultureandrefinementeverywhere，andlethimjudgeforhimself。It\'sthetalkoftheclubsandthedinner- tables；childrencryforit；it\'stheCastoriaofliteratureandthePearlineofart，the\'Won\'t-be-happy-till-he-gets-itofeveryenlightenedman，woman，andchildinthisvastcity。Iknewwecouldcapturethecountry；but，mygoodness!Ididn\'texpecttohaveNewYorkfallintoourhandsatablow。Butthat\'sjustexactlywhatNewYorkhasdone。EveryOtherWeeksuppliesthelong-feltwantthat\'sbeengrindingroundinNewYorkandkeepingitawakenightseversincethewar。It\'stheculminationofallthehighandennoblingidealsofthepast。\" \"Howmuch，\"askedDryfoos，\"doyouexpecttogetoutofitthefirstyear，ifitkeepsthestartit\'sgot?\" \"Comesrightdowntobusiness，everytime!\"saidFulkerson，referringthecharacteristictoMarchwithadelightedglance。\"Well，sir，ifeverythingworksright，andwegetrainenoughtofillupthesprings，anditisn\'tagrasshopperyear，Iexpecttoclearaboveallexpensessomethingintheneighborhoodoftwenty-fivethousanddollars。\" \"Humph!Andyouareallgoingtoworkayear——editor，manager，publisher，artists，writers，printers，andtherestof\'em——tocleartwenty-fivethousanddollars?——ImadethatmuchinhalfadayinMoffittonce。IseeitmadeinhalfaminuteinWallStreet，sometimes。\"Theoldmanpresentedthisaspectofthecasewithagood-naturedcontempt，whichincludedFulkersonandhisenthusiasminanobviousliking。 Hissonsuggested，\"Butwhenwemakethatmoneyhere，noonelosesit。\" \"Canyouprovethat?\"Hisfatherturnedsharplyuponhim。\"Whateveriswonislost。It\'sallagame；itdon\'tmakeanydifferencewhatyoubeton。Businessisbusiness，andabusinessmantakeshisriskswithhiseyesopen。\" \"Ah，buttheglory!\"Fulkersoninsinuatedwithimpudentpersiflage。 \"Ihadn\'tgottothegloryyet，becauseit\'shardtoestimateit；butputthegloryatthelowestfigure，Mr。Dryfoos，andaddittothetwenty- fivethousand，andyou\'vegotanannualincomefrom\'EveryOtherWeek\'ofdollarsenoughtoconstructasilverrailroad，double-track，fromthisofficetothemoon。Idon\'tmentionanyofthesisterplanetsbecauseI liketokeepwithinbounds。\" DryfoosshowedhislowerteethforpleasureinFulkerson\'sfooling，andsaid，\"That\'swhatIlikeaboutyou，Mr。Fulkerson——youalwayskeepwithinbounds。\" \"Well，Iain\'tashrinkingBostonviolet，likeMarch，here。Moresunflowerinmystyleofdiffidence；butIammodest，Idon\'tdenyit，\" saidFulkerson。\"AndIdohatetohaveathingoverstated。\" \"Andtheglory——youdoreallythinkthere\'ssomethingintheglorythatpays?\" \"Notadoubtofit!Ishouldn\'tcareforthepaltryreturninmoney，\" saidFulkerson，withaburlesqueofgenerousdisdain，\"ifitwasn\'tforthegloryalongwithit。\" \"Andhowshouldyoufeelabouttheglory，iftherewasnomoneyalongwithit?\" \"Well，sir，I\'mhappytosaywehaven\'tcometothatyet。\"