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The Revival of Hattie Starr

           Shepreferredtoseelifedriftoninsomenebulouswayatpresent,andthiswasbringingmatterstooclosetohome."Still,hehassomuchmachineryonhismindIdoubtwhetherhecouldtakeanyseriousinterestinawoman.Heisalmostmoreofabattle-shipthanheisaman."

           Shemadeamouth,andMrs.Cartercommentedgaily:"Yourogue!Allthementakeaninterestinyou.Youdon’tthinkyoucouldcareforhim,then,atall?"

           "Why,mother,whataquestion!Whydoyouask?IsitsoessentialthatIshould?"

           "Oh,notthatexactly,"repliedMrs.Carter,sweetly,bracingherselfforawordwhichshefeltincumbentuponher;"butthinkofhisposition.Hecomesofsuchagoodfamily,andhemustbeheirtoaconsiderablefortuneinhisownright.Oh,Bevy,Idon’twanttohurryorspoilyourlifeinanyway,butdokeepinmindthefuture.Withyourtastesandinstinctsmoneyissoessential,andunlessyoumarryitIdon’tknowwhereyouaretogetit.Yourfatherwassothoughtless,andRolfe’swasevenworse.

           Shesighed.

           Berenice,foralmostthefirsttimeinherlife,tooksolemnheedofthisthought.SheponderedwhethershecouldendureBraxmarasalifepartner,followhimaroundtheworld,perhapsretransferringherabodetotheSouth;butshecouldnotmakeuphermind.Thissuggestiononthepartofhermotherratherpoisonedthecupforher.

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