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Chapter IV. The Spendings Of Fancy: Facts Answer With Sneers

           

           “Idon’tknow,”saidHanson,andwentovertothebaby,hisforeheadslightlywrinkled.

           Hewasthinkingofafullcareerofvanityandwastefulnesswhichayounggirlmightindulgein,andwonderinghowCarriecouldcontemplatesuchacoursewhenshehadsolittle,asyet,withwhichtodo.

           OnSaturdayCarriewentoutbyherself—firsttowardtheriver,whichinterestedher,andthenbackalongJacksonStreet,whichwasthenlinedbytheprettyhousesandfinelawnswhichsubsequentlycausedittobemadeintoaboulevard.Shewasstruckwiththeevidencesofwealth,althoughtherewas,perhaps,notapersononthestreetworthmorethanahundredthousanddollars.Shewasgladtobeoutoftheflat,becausealreadyshefeltthatitwasanarrow,humdrumplace,andthatinterestandjoylayelsewhere.Herthoughtsnowwereofamoreliberalcharacter,andshepunctuatedthemwithspeculationsastothewhereaboutsofDrouet.ShewasnotsurebutthathemightcallanyhowMondaynight,and,whileshefeltalittledisturbedatthepossibility,therewas,nevertheless,justtheshadeofawishthathewould.

           OnMondayshearoseearlyandpreparedtogotowork.Shedressedherselfinawornshirt-waistofdottedbluepercale,askirtoflight-brownsergeratherfaded,andasmallstrawhatwhichshehadwornallsummeratColumbiaCity.Hershoeswereold,andhernecktiewasinthatcrumpled,flattenedstatewhichtimeandmuchwearingimpart.Shemadeaveryaveragelookingshop-girlwiththeexceptionofherfeatures.

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