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"We can manufacture it at ten cents and sell it for ten dollars," he would say, rubbing his hands excitedly. "We can pay fifty dollars a month office rent and do a business of fifty thousand dollars a year!" "And I almost believe we could!" added Mr. Manson, "if we had faith enough and capital enough!" WE CAN MANUFACTURE IT AT TEN CENTS AND SELL IT FOR TEN DOLLARS HE WOULD SAY RUBBING HIS HANDS EXCITEDLY WE CAN PAY FIFTY DOLLARS A MONTH OFFICE FRIEND AND DO A BUSINESS OF FIFTY THOUSAND A YEAR AND I ALMOST BELIEVE WE COULD ADDED MISTER MANSON IF WE HAD FAITH ENOUGH AND CAPITAL ENOUGH
; whereupon Gilbert gave his imitation of a jealous puppy; barking, snarling, and pushing his frowzly pate under his mother's arm to crowd Nancy from her point of vantage, to which she clung valiantly. Of course Kitty found a small vacant space on which she could festoon herself, and Peter promptly climbed on his mother's lap, so that she was covered with--fairly submerged in--children! A year ago Julia used to creep away and look at such exhibitions of family affection, with a curling lip, but to-night, at Mother Carey's outstretched hand and smothered cry of "Help, Judy!" she felt herself gathered into the heart of the laughing, boisterous group. That hand, had she but known it, was stretched out to her because only that day a letter had come, saying that Allan Carey was much worse and that his mental condition admitted of no cure. He was bright and hopeful and happy, so said Mr. Manson;--forever sounding the praises of the labor-saving device in which he had sunk his last thousands. DER AND CUDDLING UP TO HER SIDE WHEREUPON GILBERT GAVE HIS IMITATION OF A JEALOUS PUPPY BARKING SNARLING PUSHING HIS FROWSY PATE UNDER HIS MOTHER'S ARM TO CROWD NANCY FROM A POINT OF VANTAGE TO WHICH SHE CLUNG VALIANTLY OF COURSE KITTY FOUND A SMALL VACANT SPACE ON WHICH SHE COULD FESTOON HERSELF AND PETER PROMPTLY CLIMBED ON HIS MOTHER'S LAP SO THAT SHE WAS COVERED WITH FAIRLY SUBMERGED IN CHILDREN A YEAR AGO JULIA USED TO CREEP AWAY AND LOOK AT SUCH EXHIBITIONS OF FAMILY AFFECTION WITH A CURLING LIP BUT TO NIGHT AT MOTHER CAREY'S OUTSTRETCHED HAND AND SMOTHERED CRY OF HELP JUDY SHE FELT HERSELF GATHERED INTO THE HEART OF THE LAUGHING BOISTEROUS GROUP THAT HAND HAD SHE BUT KNOWN IT WAS STRETCHED OUT TO HER BECAUSE ONLY THAT DAY A LETTER HAD COME SAYING THAT ALLAN CAREY WAS MUCH WORSE AND THAT HIS MENTAL CONDITION ADMITTED OF NO CURE HE WAS BRIGHT AND HOPEFUL AND HAPPY SO SAID MISTER MANSON FOREVER SOUNDING THE PRAISES OF THE LABOUR SAVING DEVICE IN WHICH HE HAD SUNK HIS LAST THOUSANDS
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