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Having completed his letter he lighted another cigar, and leaning back in his revolving chair clasped his hands behind his head and fell into a reverie. The various diplomatic posts that might be opened to him crossed his mind in procession. If A or B or C were possible, his wife would be content, and their combined incomes might be sufficient to bring the children together, if not quite under one roof, then to points not so far separated from each other but that a speaking acquaintance might be developed. HAVING COMPLETED HIS LETTER HE LIGHTED ANOTHER CIGAR AND LEANING BACK IN HIS REVOLVING CHAIR CLASPED HIS HANDS BEHIND HIS HEAD AND FELL INTO A REVERIE THE VARIOUS DIPLOMATIC POSTS THAT MIGHT BE OPENED TO HIM CROSSED HIS MIND IN PROCESSION IF A R B ER C WERE POSSIBLE HIS WIFE WOULD BE CONTENT AND THEIR COMBINED INCOMES MIGHT BE SUFFICIENT TO BRING THE CHILDREN TOGETHER IF NOT QUITE UNDER ONE ROOF THAN TO POINTS NOT SO FAR SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER BUT THAT A SPEAKING ACQUAINTANCE MIGHT BE DEVELOPED
gorous. It may be a commonplace remark, but it is not at these precise moments in life that tired, depressed men in modest positions are wafted by Uncle Sam to great and desirable heights; but to Mrs. Hamilton it appeared that her husband was simply indolent, unambitious, and unlucky; not at all that he needed to be believed in, or loved, or comforted, or helped, or braced! It might have startled her, and hurt her wifely pride, if she had seen her lonely husband drinking in little Nancy Carey's letter as if it were dew to a thirsty spirit; to see him set the photograph of the Carey group on his desk and look at it from time to time affectionately, as if he had found some new friends. It was the contentment, the hope, the unity, the pluck, the mutual love, the confidence, the ambition, of the group that touched his imagination and made his heart run out to them. "Airs from the Eden of youth awoke and stirred in his soul" as he took his pen to answer Nancy's first business communication. N AND BRAVE AND HIS STEP LESS VIGOROUS IT MAY BE A COMMONPLACE REMARK BUT IT IS NOT THESE PRECISE MOMENTS IN LIFE THAT TIRED DEPRESSED MEN IN MODEST POSITIONS ARE WAFTED BY UNCLE SAM TO GREAT AND DESIRABLE HEIGHTS BUT TO MISSUS HAMILTON IT APPEARED THAT HER HUSBAND WAS SIMPLY INDOLENT UNAMBITIOUS AND UNLUCKY NOT AT ALL THAT HE NEEDED TO BE BELIEVED IN OR LOVED OR COMFORTED OR HELPED OR BRACED IT MIGHT HAVE STARTLED HER AND HURT HER WIFELY PRIDE IF SHE HAD SEEN HER LONELY HUSBAND DRINKING IN LITTLE NANCY CAREY'S LETTER AS IF IT WERE DUE TO A THIRSTY SPIRIT TO SEE HIM SET THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE CAREY GROUP ON HIS DESK AND LOOK AT IT FROM TIME TO TIME AFFECTIONATELY AS IF HE HAD FOUND SOME NEW FRIENDS IT WAS THE CONTENTMENT THE HOPE THE UNITY THE PLUCK THE MUTUAL LOVE THE CONFIDENCE THE AMBITION OF THE GROUP THAT TOUCHED HIS IMAGINATION AND MADE HIS HEART RUN OUT TO THEM AIRS FROM THE EDEN OF YOUTH AWOKE AND STIRRED HIS SOUL AS HE TOOK HIS PEN TO ANSWER NANCY'S FIRST BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
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