At least, if you have you've never
spoken of it."
As she spoke, she gave him the quickest possible side glance of
hopeful scrutiny; then looked away, not happily. Surprise and
displeasure were intentionally visible upon the countenance of her
companion; and he permitted a significant period of silence to elapse
before making any response. "Lucy," he said, finally, with cold
dignity, "I should like to ask you a few questions."
"Yes?"
"The first is: Haven't you perfectly well understood that I don't mean
to go into business or adopt a profession?"
"I wasn't quite sure," she said gently. "I really didn't know--
quite."
"Then of course it's time I did tell you. I never have been able to
see any occasion for a man's going into trade, or being a lawyer, or
any of those things if his position and family were such that he
didn't need to. You know, yourself, there are a lot of people in the
East--in the South, too, for that matter--that don't think we've got
any particular family or position or culture in this part of the
country.
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