Itendedintheirbuyingabookofetiquette，whichsettledthequestionadverselytoawhitewaistcoat。
Theauthor，however，afterbeingveryexplicitintellingthemnottoeatwiththeirknives，andaboveallnottopicktheirteethwiththeirforks，——athingwhichhesaidnoladyorgentlemaneverdid，——wasstillfarfromdecidedastothekindofcravatColonelLaphamoughttowear：shakenonotherpoints，Laphamhadbeguntowaveralsoconcerningtheblackcravat。AstothequestionofglovesfortheColonel，whichsuddenlyflasheduponhimoneevening，itappearednevertohaveenteredthethoughtsoftheetiquetteman，asLaphamcalledhim。
Otherauthorsonthesamesubjectwereequallysilent，andIrenecouldonlyrememberhavingheard，insomevaguesortofway，thatgentlemendidnotwearglovessomuchanymore。
DropsofperspirationgatheredonLapham’sforeheadintheanxietyofthedebate；hegroaned，andhesworealittleinthecompromiseprofanitywhichheused。
\"Ideclare，\"saidPenelope，whereshesatpurblindlysewingonabitofdressforIrene，\"theColonel’sclothesareasmuchtroubleasanybody’s。Whydon’tyougotoJordan&Marsh’sandorderoneoftheimporteddressesforyourself，father？\"Thatgavethemallthereliefofalaughoverit，theColoneljoininginpiteously。
HehadanawfullongingtofindoutfromCoreyhowheoughttogo。Heformulatedandrepeatedovertohimselfanapparentlycarelessquestion，suchas，\"Oh，bytheway，Corey，wheredoyougetyourgloves？\"Thiswouldnaturallyleadtosometalkonthesubject，whichwould，ifproperlymanaged，clearupthewholetrouble。ButLaphamfoundthathewouldratherdiethanaskthisquestion，oranyquestionthatwouldbringupthedinneragain。
Coreydidnotrecurtoit，andLaphamavoidedthematterwithpositivefierceness。HeshunnedtalkingwithCoreyatall，andsufferedingrimsilence。
Onenight，beforetheyfellasleep，hiswifesaidtohim，\"Iwasreadinginoneofthosebooksto—day，andIdon’tbelievebutwhatwe’vemadeamistakeifPenholdsoutthatshewon’tgo。\"
\"Why？\"demandedLapham，inthedismaywhichbesethimateveryfreshrecurrencetothesubject。
\"Thebooksaysthatit’sveryimpolitenottoansweradinnerinvitationpromptly。Well，we’vedonethatallright，——atfirstIdidn’tknowbutwhatwehadbeenalittletooquick，maybe，——butthenitsaysifyou’renotgoing，thatit’stheheightofrudenessnottoletthemknowatonce，sothattheycanfillyourplaceatthetable。\"
TheColonelwassilentforawhile。\"Well，I’mdumned，\"
hesaidfinally，\"ifthereseemstobeanyendtothisthing。
Ifitwastodooveragain，I’dsaynoforallofus。\"
\"I’vewishedahundredtimestheyhadn’taskedus；
butit’stoolatetothinkaboutthatnow。Thequestionis，whatarewegoingtodoaboutPenelope？\"
\"Oh，Iguessshe’llgo，atthelastmoment。\"
\"Shesaysshewon’t。ShetookaprejudiceagainstMrs。Coreythatday，andshecan’tseemtogetoverit。\"
\"Well，then，hadn’tyoubetterwriteinthemorning，assoonasyou’reup，thatsheain’tcoming？\"
Mrs。Laphamsighedhelplessly。\"Ishouldn’tknowhowtogetitin。It’ssolatenow；Idon’tseehowIcouldhavetheface。\"
\"Well，then，she’sgottogo，that’sall。\"
\"She’ssetshewon’t。\"
\"AndI’msetsheshall，\"saidLaphamwiththeloudobstinacyofamanwhosewomenalwayshavetheirway。
Mrs。Laphamwasnotsupportedbythesturdinessofhisproclamation。
ButshedidnotknowhowtodowhatsheknewsheoughttodoaboutPenelope，andsheletmattersdrift。
Afterall，thechildhadarighttostayathomeifshedidnotwishtogo。ThatwaswhatMrs。Laphamfelt，andwhatshesaidtoherhusbandnextmorning，biddinghimletPenelopealone，unlessshechoseherselftogo。
Shesaiditwastoolatenowtodoanything，andshemustmakethebestexcuseshecouldwhenshesawMrs。Corey。
ShebegantowishthatIreneandherfatherwouldgoandexcusehertoo。Shecouldnothelpsayingthis，andthensheandLaphamhadsomeunpleasantwords。
\"Lookhere！\"hecried。\"Whowantedtogoinforthesepeopleinthefirstplace？Didn’tyoucomehomefullof’emlastyear，andwantmetosellouthereandmovesomewhereselsebecauseitdidn’tseemtosuit’em？Andnowyouwanttoputitallonme！Iain’tgoingtostandit。\"
\"Hush！\"saidhiswife。\"Doyouwanttoraisethehouse？I
didn’tputitonyou，asyousay。Youtookitonyourself。
Eversincethatfellowhappenedtocomeintothenewhousethatday，you’vebeenperfectlycrazytogetinwiththem。
Andnowyou’resoafraidyoushalldosomethingwrongbefore’em，youdon’thardlydaretosayyourlife’syourown。
Ideclare，ifyoupestermeanymoreaboutthosegloves，SilasLapham，Iwon’tgo。\"
\"DoyousupposeIwanttogoonmyownaccount？\"
hedemandedfuriously。
\"No，\"sheadmitted。\"OfcourseIdon’t。Iknowverywellthatyou’redoingitforIrene；but，forgoodnessgracious’sake，don’tworryourlivesout，andmakeyourselfaperfectlaughing—stockbeforethechildren。\"
Withthismodifiedconcessionfromher，thequarrelclosedinsullensilenceonLapham’spart。Thenightbeforethedinnercame，andthequestionofhisgloveswasstillunsettled，andinafairwaytoremainso。
Hehadboughtapair，soastobeonthesafeside，perspiringincompanywiththeyoungladywhosoldthem，andwhohelpedhimtrythemonattheshop；hisnailswerestillfullofthepowderwhichshehadplentifullypepperedintotheminordertoovercometheresistanceofhisbluntfingers。Buthewasuncertainwhetherheshouldwearthem。Theyhadfoundabookatlastthatsaidtheladiesremovedtheirglovesonsittingdownattable，butitsaidnothingaboutgentlemen’sgloves。Helefthiswifewhereshestoodhalfhook—and—eyedatherglassinhernewdress，andwentdowntohisowndenbeyondtheparlour。
BeforeheshuthisdoorhocaughtaglimpseofIrenetrailingupanddownbeforethelongmirrorinHERnewdress，followedbytheseamstressonherknees；thewomanhadhermouthfullofpins，andfromtimetotimeshemadeIrenestoptillshecouldputoneofthepinsintohertrain；
Penelopesatinacornercriticisingandcounselling。
ItmadeLaphamsick，andhedespisedhimselfandallhisbroodforthetroubletheyweretaking。Butanotherglancegavehimasightoftheyounggirl’sfaceinthemirror，beautifulandradiantwithhappiness，andhisheartmeltedagainwithpaternaltendernessandpride。
ItwasgoingtobeagreatpleasuretoIrene，andLaphamfeltthatshewasboundtocutoutanythingthere。
HewasvexedwithPenelopethatshewasnotgoingtoo；
hewouldhavelikedtohavethosepeoplehearhertalk。
Heheldhisdooralittleopen，andlistenedtothethingsshewas\"gettingoff\"theretoIrene。HeshowedthathefeltreallyhurtanddisappointedaboutPenelope，andthegirl’smothermadeherconsolehimthenexteveningbeforetheyalldroveawaywithouther。\"Youtrytolookonthebrightsideofit，father。Iguessyou’llseethatit’sbestIdidn’tgowhenyougetthere。Ireneneedn’topenherlips，andtheycanallseehowprettysheis；
buttheywouldn’tknowhowsmartIwasunlessItalked，andmaybethentheywouldn’t。\"
Thisthrustatherfather’ssimplevanityinhermadehimlaugh；andthentheydroveaway，andPenelopeshutthedoor，andwentupstairswithherlipsfirmlyshuttinginasob。
XIV。
THECoreyswereoneofthefewoldfamilieswholingeredinBellinghamPlace，thehandsome，quietoldstreetwhichthesympatheticobservermustgrievetoseeabandonedtoboarding—houses。Thedwellingsarestatelyandtall，andthewholeplacewearsanairofaristocraticseclusion，whichMrs。Corey’sfathermightwellhavethoughtassuredwhenheleftherhishousethereathisdeath。ItisoneoftwoevidentlydesignedbythesamearchitectwhobuiltsomehousesinacharacteristictasteonBeaconStreetoppositetheCommon。Ithasawoodenportico，withslenderflutedcolumns，whichhavealwaysbeenpaintedwhite，andwhich，withthedelicatemouldingsofthecornice，formthesoleandsufficientdecorationofthestreetfront；
nothingcouldbesimpler，andnothingcouldbebetter。
Within，thearchitecthasagainindulgedhispreferencefortheclassic；theroofofthevestibule，wideandlow，restsonmarblecolumns，slimandflutedlikethewoodencolumnswithout，andanamplestaircaseclimbsinagraceful，easycurvefromthetesselatedpavement。
SomecarvedVenetianscrignistretchedalongthewall；
aruglayatthefootofthestairs；butotherwisethesimpleadequacyofthearchitecturalintentionhadbeenrespected，andtheplacelookedbaretotheeyesoftheLaphamswhentheyentered。TheCoreyshadoncekeptaman，butwhenyoungCoreybeganhisretrenchmentsthemanhadyieldedtotheneatmaidwhoshowedtheColonelintothereception—roomandaskedtheladiestowalkuptwoflights。
HehadhischargesfromIrenenottoenterthedrawing—
roomwithouthermother，andhespentfiveminutesingettingonhisgloves，forhehaddesperatelyresolvedtowearthematlast。Whenhehadthemon，andlethislargefistshangdownoneitherside，theylooked，inthesaffrontintwhichtheshop—girlsaidhisglovesshouldbeof，likecanvasedhams。Heperspiredwithdoubtasheclimbedthestairs，andwhilehewaitedonthelandingforMrs。LaphamandIrenetocomedownfromabovebeforegoingintothedrawing—room，hestoodstaringathishands，nowopenandnowshut，andbreathinghard。
Heheardquiettalkingbeyondtheportierewithin，andpresentlyTomCoreycameout。
\"Ah，ColonelLapham！Verygladtoseeyou。\"
Laphamshookhandswithhimandgasped，\"WaitingforMis’Lapham，\"toaccountforhispresence。
Hehadnotbeenabletobuttonhisrightglove，andhenowbegan，withasmuchindifferenceashecouldassume，topullthembothoff，forhesawthatCoreyworenone。
Bythetimehehadstuffedthemintothepocketofhiscoat—skirthiswifeanddaughterdescended。
Coreywelcomedthemverycordiallytoo，butlookedalittlemystified。Mrs。LaphamknewthathewassilentlyinquiringforPenelope，andshedidnotknowwhethersheoughttoexcusehertohimfirstornot。Shesaidnothing，andafteraglancetowardtheregionswherePenelopemightconjecturablybelingering，heheldasidetheportierefortheLaphamstopass，andenteredtheroomwiththem。
Mrs。Laphamhaddecidedagainstlow—necksonherownresponsibility，andhadentrenchedherselfinthesafetyofablacksilk，inwhichshelookedveryhandsome。Ireneworeadressofoneofthoseshadeswhichonlyawomanoranartistcandecidetobegreenorblue，andwhichtoothereyeslooksbothorneither，accordingtotheirdegreesofignorance。
Ifitwasmorelikeaballdressthanadinnerdress，thatmightbeexcusedtotheexquisiteeffect。Shetrailed，adelicatesplendour，acrossthecarpetinhermother’ssombrewake，andtheconsciousnessofsuccessbroughtavividsmiletoherface。Lapham，pallidwithanxietylestheshouldsomehowdisgracehimself，givingthankstoGodthatheshouldhavebeensparedtheshameofwearinggloveswherenooneelsedid，butatthesametimedespairingthatCoreyshouldhaveseenhiminthem，hadanunwontedaspectofalmostpatheticrefinement。
Mrs。Coreyexchangedaquickglanceofsurpriseandreliefwithherhusbandasshestartedacrosstheroomtomeetherguests，andinhergratitudetothemforbeingsoirreproachable，shethrewintohermannerawarmththatpeopledidnotalwaysfindthere。\"GeneralLapham？\"
shesaid，shakinghandsinquicksuccessionwithMrs。LaphamandIrene，andnowaddressingherselftohim。
\"No，ma’am，onlyColonel，\"saidthehonestman，buttheladydidnothearhim。ShewasintroducingherhusbandtoLapham’swifeanddaughter，andBromfieldCoreywasalreadyshakinghishandandsayinghewasverygladtoseehimagain，whilehekepthisartisticeyeonIrene，andapparentlycouldnottakeitoff。LilyCoreygavetheLaphamladiesagreetingwhichwasphysicallyratherthansociallycold，andNannystoodholdingIrene’shandinbothofhersamoment，andtakinginherbeautyandherstylewithagenerousadmirationwhichshecouldafford，forshewasherselffaultlesslydressedinthequiettasteofhercity，andlookingverypretty。
TheintervalwaslongenoughtoleteverymanpresentconfidehissenseofIrene’sbeautytoeveryother；
andthen，asthepartywassmall，Mrs。Coreymadeeverybodyacquainted。WhenLaphamhadnotquiteunderstood，heheldtheperson’shand，and，leaningurbanelyforward，inquired，\"Whatname？\"Hedidthatbecauseagreatmantowhomhehadbeenpresentedontheplatformatapublicmeetinghaddonesotohim，andheknewitmustberight。
Alittlelullensuedupontheintroductions，andMrs。CoreysaidquietlytoMrs。Lapham，\"CanIsendanyonetobeofusetoMissLapham？\"asifPenelopemustbeinthedressing—room。
Mrs。Laphamturnedfire—red，andthegracefulformsinwhichshehadbeenintendingtoexcuseherdaughter’sabsencewentoutofherhead。\"Sheisn’tupstairs，\"shesaid，atherbluntest，ascountrypeoplearewhenembarrassed。
\"Shedidn’tfeeljustlikecomingto—night。Idon’tknowasshe’sfeelingverywell。\"
Mrs。Coreyemittedaverysmall\"O！\"——verysmall，verycold，——whichbegantogrowlargerandhotterandtoburnintoMrs。Lapham’ssoulbeforeMrs。Coreycouldadd，\"I’mverysorry。It’snothingserious，Ihope？\"
RobertChase，thepainter，hadnotcome，andMrs。JamesBellinghamwasnotthere，sothatthetablereallybalancedbetterwithoutPenelope；butMrs。Laphamcouldnotknowthis，anddidnotdeservetoknowit。Mrs。Coreyglancedroundtheroom，asiftotakeaccountofherguests，andsaidtoherhusband，\"Ithinkweareallhere，then，\"
andhecameforwardandgavehisarmtoMrs。Lapham。
Sheperceivedthenthatintheirdeterminationnottobethefirsttocometheyhadbeenthelast，andmusthavekepttheotherswaitingforthem。
Laphamhadneverseenpeoplegodowntodinnerarm—in—
armbefore，butheknewthathiswifewasdistinguishedinbeingtakenoutbythehost，andhewaitedinjealousimpatiencetoseeifTomCoreywouldofferhisarmtoIrene。
HegaveittothatbiggirltheycalledMissKingsbury，andthehandsomeoldfellowwhomMrs。CoreyhadintroducedashercousintookIreneout。LaphamwasstartledfromthemisgivinginwhichthislefthimbyMrs。Corey’spassingherhandthroughhisarm，andhemadeasuddenmovementforward，butfelthimselfgentlyrestrained。
Theywentoutthelastofall；hedidnotknowwhy，buthesubmitted，andwhentheysatdownhesawthatIrene，althoughshehadcomeinwiththatMr。Bellingham，wasseatedbesideyoungCorey，afterall。
Hefetchedalongsighofreliefwhenhesankintohischairandfelthimselfsafefromerrorifhekeptasharplookoutanddidonlywhattheothersdid。
Bellinghamhadcertainhabitswhichhepermittedhimself，andoneofthesewastuckingthecornerofhisnapkinintohiscollar；heconfessedhimselfanuncertainshotwithaspoon，anddefendedhispracticeonthegroundofneatnessandcommon—sense。Laphamputhisnapkinintohiscollartoo，andthen，seeingthatnoonebutBellinghamdidit，becamealarmedandtookitoutagainslyly。
Heneverhadwineonhistableathome，andonprinciplehewasaprohibitionist；butnowhedidnotknowjustwhattodoabouttheglassesattherightofhisplate。
Hehadanotiontoturnthemalldown，ashehadreadofawell—knownpolitician’sdoingatapublicdinner，toshowthathedidnottakewine；but，aftertwiddlingwithoneofthemamoment，heletthembe，foritseemedtohimthatwouldbealittletooconspicuous，andhefeltthateveryonewaslooking。Helettheservantfillthemall，andhedrankoutofeach，nottoappearodd。
Later，heobservedthattheyoungladieswerenottakingwine，andhewasgladtoseethatIrenehadrefusedit，andthatMrs。Laphamwaslettingitstanduntasted。
Hedidnotknowbutheoughttodeclinesomeofthedishes，oratleastleavemostofsomeonhisplate，buthewasnotabletodecide；hetookeverythingandateeverything。
HenoticedthatMrs。Coreyseemedtotakenomoretroubleaboutthedinnerthananybody，andMr。Coreyratherless；
hewastalkingbusilytoMrs。Lapham，andLaphamcaughtawordhereandtherethatconvincedhimshewasholdingherown。HewasgettingonfamouslyhimselfwithMrs。Corey，whohadbegunwithhimabouthisnewhouse；
hewastellingherallaboutit，andgivingherhisideas。
Theirconversationnaturallyincludedhisarchitectacrossthetable；Laphamhadbeendelightedandsecretlysurprisedtofindthefellowthere；andatsomethingSeymoursaidthetalkspreadsuddenly，andtheprettyhousehewasbuildingforColonelLaphambecamethegeneraltheme。
YoungCoreytestifiedtoitsloveliness，andthearchitectsaidlaughinglythatifhehadbeenabletomakeanicethingofit，heowedittothepracticalsympathyofhisclient。
\"Practicalsympathyisgood，\"saidBromfieldCorey；
and，slantinghisheadconfidentiallytoMrs。Lapham，headded，\"Doeshebleedyourhusband，Mrs。Lapham？He’saterriblefellowforappropriations！\"
Mrs。Laphamlaughed，reddeningconsciously，andsaidsheguessedtheColonelknewhowtotakecareofhimself。
ThisstruckLapham，thendraininghisglassofsauterne，aswonderfullydiscreetinhiswife。BromfieldCoreyleanedbackinhischairamoment。\"Well，afterall，youcan’tsay，withallyourmodernfussaboutit，thatyoudomuchbetternowthantheoldfellowswhobuiltsuchhousesasthis。\"
\"Ah，\"saidthearchitect，\"nobodycandobetterthanwell。
Yourhouseisinperfecttaste；youknowI’vealwaysadmiredit；andIdon’tthinkit’satalltheworseforbeingold—fashioned。Whatwe’vedoneislargelytogobackofthehideousstylethatragedaftertheyforgothowtomakethissortofhouse。ButIthinkwemayclaimabetterfeelingforstructure。Weusebettermaterial，andmorewisely；andbyandbyweshallworkoutsomethingmorecharacteristicandoriginal。\"
\"Withyourchocolatesandolives，andyourclutterofbric—a—brac？\"
\"Allthat’sbad，ofcourse，butIdon’tmeanthat。Idon’twishtomakeyouenviousofColonelLapham，andmodestypreventsmysaying，thathishouseisprettier，——thoughImayhavemyconvictions，——butit’sbetterbuilt。
Allthenewhousesarebetterbuilt。Now，yourhouse————\"
\"Mrs。Corey’shouse，\"interruptedthehost，withaburlesquehasteindisclaimingresponsibilityforitthatmadethemalllaugh。\"MyancestralhallsareinSalem，andI’mtoldyoucouldn’tdriveanailintotheirtimbers；
infact，Idon’tknowthatyouwouldwanttodoit。\"
\"Ishouldconsideritaspeciesofsacrilege，\"
answeredSeymour，\"andIshallbefarfrompressingthepointIwasgoingtomakeagainstahouseofMrs。Corey’s。\"
ThiswonSeymourtheeasylaugh，andLaphamsilentlywonderedthatthefellownevergotoffanyofthosethingstohim。
\"Well，\"saidCorey，\"youarchitectsandthemusiciansarethetrueandonlyartisticcreators。Alltherestofus，sculptors，painters，novelists，andtailors，dealwithformsthatwehavebeforeus；wetrytoimitate，wetrytorepresent。Butyoutwosortsofartistscreateform。Ifyourepresent，youfail。Somehoworotheryoudoevolvethecameloutofyourinnerconsciousness\"
\"Iwillnotdenythesoftimpeachment，\"saidthearchitect，withamodestair。
\"Idaresay。Andyou’llownthatit’sveryhandsomeofmetosaythis，afteryourunjustifiableattackonMrs。Corey’sproperty。\"
BromfieldCoreyaddressedhimselfagaintoMrs。Lapham，andthetalksubdivideditselfasbefore。Itlapsedsoentirelyawayfromthesubjectjustinhand，thatLaphamwasleftwithratheragoodidea，ashethoughtit，toperishinhismind，forwantofachancetoexpressit。
TheonlythinglikearecurrencetowhattheyhadbeensayingwasBromfieldCorey’swarningMrs。Lapham，insomeconnectionthatLaphamlost，againstMissKingsbury。
\"She’sworse，\"hewassaying，\"whenitcomestoappropriationsthanSeymourhimself。Dependuponit，Mrs。Lapham，shewillgiveyounopeaceofyourmind，nowshe’smetyou，fromthisout。Hertendermerciesarecruel；
andIleaveyoutosupplythecontentfromyourownscripturalknowledge。Bewareofher，andallherworks。
Shecallsthemworksofcharity；butheavenknowswhethertheyare。Itdon’tstandtoreasonthatshegivesthepoorALLthemoneyshegetsoutofpeople。
Ihavemyownbelief\"——hegaveitinawhisperforthewholetabletohear——\"thatshespendsitforchampagneandcigars。\"
Laphamdidnotknowaboutthatkindoftalking；butMissKingsburyseemedtoenjoythefunasmuchasanybody，andhelaughedwiththerest。
\"Youshallbeaskedtotheverynextdebauchofthecommittee，Mr。Corey；thenyouwon’tdareexposeus，\"
saidMissKingsbury。
\"Iwonderyouhaven’tbeendownuponCoreytogototheChardonStreethomeandtalkwithyourindigentItaliansintheirnativetongue，\"saidCharlesBellingham。
\"IsawintheTranscripttheothernightthatyouwantedsomeoneforthework。\"
\"WedidthinkofMr。Corey，\"repliedMissKingsbury；
\"butwereflectedthatheprobablywouldn’ttalkwiththematall；hewouldmakethemkeepstilltobesketched，andforgetallabouttheirwants。\"
UponthetheorythatthiswasafairreturnforCorey’spleasantry，theotherslaughedagain。
\"Thereisonecharity，\"saidCorey，pretendingsuperioritytoMissKingsbury’spoint，\"thatissodifficult，Iwonderithasn’toccurredtoaladyofyourcourageousinvention。\"
\"Yes？\"saidMissKingsbury。\"Whatisthat？\"
\"Theoccupation，bydeservingpoorofneathabits，ofallthebeautiful，airy，wholesomehousesthatstandemptythewholesummerlong，whiletheirownersareawayintheirlowlycotsbesidethesea。\"
\"Yes，thatisterrible，\"repliedMissKingsbury，withquickearnestness，whilehereyesgrewmoist。
\"Ihaveoftenthoughtofourgreat，coolhousesstandinguselesshere，andthethousandsofpoorcreaturesstiflingintheirholesanddens，andthelittlechildrendyingforwholesomeshelter。Howcruellyselfishweare！\"
\"Thatisaverycomfortablesentiment，MissKingsbury，\"
saidCorey，\"andmustmakeyoufeelalmostasifyouhadthrownopenNo。31tothewholeNorthEnd。
ButIamseriousaboutthismatter。Ispendmysummersintown，andIoccupymyownhouse，sothatIcanspeakimpartiallyandintelligently；andItellyouthatinsomeofmywalksontheHillanddownontheBackBay，nothingbutthesurveillanceofthelocalpolicemanpreventsmyofferingpersonalviolencetothoselongrowsofclose—shuttered，handsome，brutallyinsensiblehouses。
IfIwereapoorman，withasickchildpininginsomegarretorcellarattheNorthEnd，Ishouldbreakintooneofthem，andcampoutonthegrandpiano。\"
\"Surely，Bromfield，\"saidhiswife，\"youdon’tconsiderwhathavocsuchpeoplewouldmakewiththefurnitureofanicehouse！\"
\"Thatistrue，\"answeredCorey，withmeekconviction。
\"Ineverthoughtofthat。\"
\"Andifyouwereapoormanwithasickchild，Idoubtifyou’dhavesomuchheartforburglaryasyouhavenow，\"
saidJamesBellingham。
\"It’swonderfulhowpatienttheyare，\"saidtheminister。
\"Thespectacleofthehopelesscomfortthehard—workingpoormanseesmustbehardtobear。\"
Laphamwantedtospeakupandsaythathehadbeentherehimself，andknewhowsuchamanfelt。Hewantedtotellthemthatgenerallyapoormanwassatisfiedifhecouldmakebothendsmeet；thathedidn’tenvyanyonehisgoodluck，ifhehadearnedit，solongashewasn’trunningunderhimself。Butbeforehecouldgetthecouragetoaddressthewholetable，Sewelladded，\"Isupposehedon’talwaysthinkofit。\"
\"ButsomedayheWILLthinkaboutit，\"saidCorey。
\"Infact，weratherinvitehimtothinkaboutit，inthiscountry。\"
\"Mybrother—in—law，\"saidCharlesBellingham，withtheprideamanfeelsinamentionablyremarkablebrother—in—law，\"hasnoendoffellowsatworkunderhimoutthereatOmaha，andhesaysit’sthefellowsfromcountrieswherethey’vebeenkeptfromthinkingaboutitthatarediscontented。
TheAmericansnevermakeanytrouble。Theyseemtounderstandthatsolongaswegiveunlimitedopportunity，nobodyhasarighttocomplain。\"
\"WhatdoyouhearfromLeslie？\"askedMrs。Corey，turningfromtheseprofitlessabstractionstoMrs。Bellingham。
\"Youknow，\"saidthatladyinalowertone，\"thatthereisanotherbaby？\"
\"No！Ihadn’theardofit！\"
