Fulkerson，\"saidthegirl。
ThisservedtoremindFulkersonofsomething。Heturnedtoherfather。
\"I\'lltellyouwhat，ColonelWoodburn，IwantMr。Marchtoseesomechaptersofthatbookofyours。I\'vebeentalkingtohimaboutit。\"
\"Idonotthinkitwouldaddtothepopularityofyourperiodical，sir，\"
saidtheColonel，withastatelypleasureinbeingasked。\"Myviewsofacivilizationbaseduponresponsibleslaverywouldhardlybeacceptabletoyourcommercializedsociety。\"
\"Well，notasapracticalthing，ofcourse，\"Fulkersonadmitted。\"Butassomethingretrospective，speculative，Ibelieveitwouldmakeahit。
There\'ssomuchgoingonnowaboutsocialquestions；Iguesspeoplewouldliketoreadit。\"
\"Idonotknowthatmyworkisintendedtoamusepeople，\"saidtheColonel，withsomestate。
\"Mahgoodness!AhonlywishitWAS，then，\"saidhisdaughter；andsheadded:\"Yes，Mr。Fulkerson，theColonelwillbeverygladtosubmitpo\'tionsofhiswoaktoyo\'edito\'。Wewanttohavesomeofthehonaw。
Perhapswecansaywehelpedtostopyo\'magazine，ifwedidn\'thelptostawtit。\"
Theyalllaughedatherboldness，andFulkersonsaid:\"It\'lltakeagooddealmorethanthattostop\'EveryOtherWeek\'。TheColonel\'swholebookcouldn\'tdoit。\"Thenhelookedunhappy，forColonelWoodburndidnotseemtoenjoyhisreassuringwords；butMissWoodburncametohisrescue。
\"Youmaghtillustrateitwiththepo\'traitoftheawthorisdaughtaw，ifit\'stoolateforthecovah。\"
\"Goingtohavethatineverynumber，MissWoodburn!\"hecried。
\"Oh，mahgoodness!\"shesaid，withmockhumility。
Almasatlookingatherpiquanthead，black，unconsciouslyoutlinedagainstthelamp，asshesatworkingbythetable。\"Justkeepstillamoment!\"
Shegothersketch-blockandpencils，andbegantodraw；Fulkersontiltedhimselfforwardandlookedoverhershoulder；hesmiledoutwardly；
inwardlyhewasdividedbetweenadmirationofMissWoodburn\'sarchbeautyandappreciationoftheskillwhichreproducedit；atthesametimehewastryingtorememberwhetherMarchhadauthorizedhimtogosofarastoaskforasightofColonelWoodburn\'smanuscript。HefeltthathehadtrencheduponMarch\'sprovince，andheframedoneapologytotheeditorforbringinghimthemanuscript，andanothertotheauthorforbringingitback。
\"MostAhholdraghtstilllikeitwasaphotograph?\"askedMissWoodburn。\"CanAhtoak?\"
\"Talkallyouwant，\"saidAlma，squintinghereyes。\"Andyouneedn\'tbeeitheradamantine，noryet——wooden。\"
\"Oh，ho\'verygoodofyou!Well，ifAhcantoak——goon，Mr。Fulkerson!\"
\"Metalk?Ican\'tbreathetillthisthingisdone!\"sighedFulkerson；atthatpointofhismentaldramatheColonelwasbehavingrustilyaboutthereturnofhismanuscript，andhefeltthathewaslookinghislastonMissWoodburn\'sprofile。
\"Isshegettingitraght?\"askedthegirl。
\"Idon\'tknowwhichiswhich，\"saidFulkerson。
\"Oh，AhhopeAhshall!Ahdon\'twanttogoroundfeelin\'likeasheetofpapahhalfthetime。\"
\"Youcouldrattleon，justthesame，\"suggestedAlma。
\"Oh，now!Jostlistentothat，Mr。Fulkerson。Doyoucallthatanywaytotoaktopeople?\"
\"Youmightknowwhichyouwerebythecolor，\"Fulkersonbegan，andthenbebrokeofffromthepersonalconsiderationwithabusinessinspiration，andsmackedhimselfontheknee，\"Wecouldprintitincolor!\"
Mrs。Leightongathereduphersewingandhelditwithbothhandsinherlap，whileshecameround，andlookedcriticallyatthesketchandthemodeloverherglasses。\"It\'sverygood，Alma，\"shesaid。
ColonelWoodburnremainedrestivelyonhissideofthetable。\"Ofcourse，Mr。Fulkerson，youwerejesting，sir，whenyouspokeofprintingasketchofmydaughter。\"
\"Why，Idon\'tknow——Ifyouobject——?
\"Ido，sir——decidedly，\"saidtheColonel。
\"Thenthatsettlesit，ofcourse，\"said\"Ionlymeant——\"
\"Indeeditdoesn\'t!\"criedthegirl。\"Who\'stoknowwhoit\'sfrom?
Ah\'mjostsetonhavin\'itprinted!Ah\'mgoingtoappearastheheadofSlavery——inoppositiontotheheadofLiberty。\"
\"There\'llbearevolutioninsideofforty-eighthours，andwe\'llhavetheColonel\'ssystemgoingwhereveracopyof\'EveryOtherWeek\'circulates，\"
saidFulkerson。
\"Thissketchbelongstome，\"Almainterposed。\"I\'mnotgoingtoletitbeprinted。\"
\"Oh，mahgoodness!\"saidMissWoodburn，laughinggood-humoredly。
\"That\'sbecoseyouwerebroughtuptohateslavery。\"
\"IshouldlikeMr。Beatontoseeit，\"saidMrs。Leighton，inasortofabsenttone。Sheadded，toFulkerson:\"Iratherexpectedhemightbeinto-night。\"
\"Well，ifhecomeswe\'llleaveittoBeaton，\"Fulkersonsaid，withreliefinthesolution，andananxiousglanceattheColonel，acrossthetable，toseehowhetookthatformofthejoke。MissWoodburninterceptedhisglanceandlaughed，andFulkersonlaughed，too，butratherforlornly。
Almasetherlipsprimlyandturnedherheadfirstononesideandthenontheothertolookatthesketch。\"Idon\'tthinkwe\'llleaveittoMr。
Beaton，evenifhecomes。\"
\"WelefttheotherdesignforthecovertoBeaton，\"Fulkersoninsinuated。
\"Iguessyouneedn\'tbeafraidofhim。\"
\"Isitaquestionofmybeingafraid?\"Almaasked；sheseemedcoollyintentonherdrawing。
\"MissLeightonthinksheoughttobeafraidofher，\"MissWoodburnexplained。
\"It\'saquestionofhiscourage，then?\"saidAlma。
\"Well，Idon\'tthinktherearemanyyoungladiesthatBeaton\'safraidof，\"saidFulkerson，givinghimselftherespiteofthispurelyrandomremark，whileheinterrogatedthefacesofMrs。LeightonandColonelWoodburnforsomelightuponthetendencyoftheirdaughters\'words。
HewasnothelpedbyMrs。Leighton\'ssaying，withacertainanxiety，\"Idon\'tknowwhatyoumean，Mr。Fulkerson。\"
\"Well，you\'reasmuchinthedarkasIammyself，then，\"saidFulkerson。
\"IsupposeImeantthatBeatonisrather——a——favorite，youknow。Thewomenlikehim。\"
Mrs。Leightonsighed，andColonelWoodburnroseandlefttheroom。
Inthesilencethatfollowed，Fulkersonlookedfromoneladytotheotherwithdismay。\"Iseemtohaveputmyfootinit，somehow，\"hesuggested，andMissWoodburngaveacryoflaughter。
\"Poo\'Mr。Fulkerson!Poo\'Mr。Fulkerson!Papathoatyouwantedhimtogo。\"
\"Wantedhimtogo?\"repeatedFulkerson。
\"WealwaysmentionMr。Beatonwhenwewanttogetridofpapa。\"
\"Well，itseemstomethatIhavenoticedthathedidn\'ttakemuchinterestinBeaton，asageneraltopic。ButIdon\'tknowthatIeversawitdrivehimoutoftheroombefore!\"
\"Well，heisn\'talwayssobad，\"saidMissWoodburn。\"Butitwasacaseofhateatfirstsight，anditseemstobegrowin\'onpapa。\"
\"Well，Icanunderstandthat，\"saidFulkerson。\"TheimpulsetodestroyBeatonissomethingthateverybodyhastostruggleagainstatthestart。\"
\"Imustsay，Mr。Fulkerson，\"saidMrs。Leighton，inthetremorthroughwhichshenervedherselftodifferopenlywithanyonesheliked，\"Ineverhadtostrugglewithanythingofthekind，inregardtoMr。Beaton。Hehasalwaysbeenmostrespectfuland——and——considerate，withme，whateverhehasbeenwithothers。\"
\"Well，ofcourse，Mrs。Leighton!\"Fulkersoncamebackinasoothingtone。
\"Butyouseeyou\'retherulethatprovestheexception。IwasspeakingofthewaymenfeltaboutBeaton。It\'sdifferentwithladies；Ijustsaidso。\"
\"Isitalwaysdifferent?\"Almaasked，liftingherheadandherhandfromherdrawing，andstaringatitabsently。
Fulkersonpushedbothhishandsthroughhiswhiskers。\"Lookhere!Lookhere!\"hesaid。\"Won\'tsomebodystartsomeothersubject?Wehaven\'thadtheweatherupyet，havewe?Ortheopera?Whatisthematterwithafewremarksaboutpolitics?\"
\"Why，Ahthoatyoulahkedtotoakaboutthestaffofyo\'magazine，\"saidMissWoodburn。
\"Oh，Ido!\"saidFulkerson。\"Butnotalwaysaboutthesamememberofit。
Hegetsmonotonous，whenhedoesn\'tgetcomplicated。I\'vejustcomeroundfromtheMarches\'，\"headded，toMrs。Leighton。
\"Isupposethey\'vegotthoroughlysettledintheirapartmentbythistime。\"Mrs。LeightonsaidsomethinglikethiswhenevertheMarcheswerementioned。Atthebottomofherheartshehadnotforgiventhemfornottakingherrooms；shehadlikedtheirlookssomuch；andshewasalwayshopingthattheywereuncomfortableordissatisfied；shecouldnothelpwantingthempunishedalittle。
\"Well，yes；asmuchastheyeverwillbe，\"Fulkersonanswered。
\"TheBostonstyleisprettydifferent，youknow；andtheMarchesareold-
fashionedfolks，andIreckontheyneverwentinmuchforbric-a-bracThey\'veputawaynineortenbarrelsofdragoncandlesticks，buttheykeepfindingnewones。\"
\"Theirlandladyhasjustjoinedourclass，\"saidAlma。\"Isn\'thernameGreen?Shehappenedtoseemycopyof\'EveryOtherWeek\'，andsaidsheknewtheeditor；andtoldme。\"
\"Well，it\'salittleworld，\"saidFulkerson。\"Youseemtobetouchingelbowswitheverybody。Justthinkofyourhavinghadourheadtranslatorforamodel。\"
\"AhthinkthatyourwholepublicationrevolvesaroandtheLeightonfamily，\"saidMissWoodburn。
\"That\'sprettymuchso，\"Fulkersonadmitted。\"Anyhow，thepublisherseemsdisposedtodoso。\"
\"Areyouthepublisher?IthoughtitwasMr。Dryfoos，\"saidAlma。
\"Itis。\"
\"Oh!\"
ThetoneandthewordgaveFulkersonadiscomfortwhichhepromptlyconfessed。\"Missedagain。\"
Thegirlslaughed，andheregainedsomethingofhislostspirits，andsmiledupontheirgayety，whichlastedbeyondanyapparentreasonforit。
MissWoodburnasked，\"AndisMr。Dryfoossenio\'anythinglikeouahMr。
Dryfoos?\"
\"Nottheleast。\"
\"Buthe\'sjostasexemplary?\"
\"Yes；inhisway。\"
\"Well，AhwishAhcouldseeallthosepinksofpuffectiontogethah，once。\"
\"Why，lookhere!I\'vebeenthinkingI\'dcelebratealittle，whentheoldgentlemangetsback。Havealittlesupper——somethingofthatkind。Howwouldyouliketoletmehaveyourparlorsforit，Mrs。Leighton?Youladiescouldstandonthestairs，andhaveapeepatus，inthebunch。\"
\"Oh，mah!Whataprivilege!AndwillMissAlmabethere，withtheothahcontributors?Ahshalljostexpahofenvy!\"
\"Shewon\'tbethereinperson，\"saidFulkerson，\"butshe\'llberepresentedbytheheadoftheartdepartment。\"
\"Mahgoodness!Andwho\'lltheheadofthepublishingdepartmentrepresent?\"
\"Hecanrepresentyou，\"saidAlma。
\"Well，Ahwanttoberepresented，someho\'。\"
\"We\'llhavethebanquetthenightbeforeyouappearonthecoverofourfourthnumber，\"saidFulkerson。
\"Ahthoatthatwasdoublyfo\'bidden，\"saidMissWoodburn。\"Bythesternparentandtheenviousawtust。\"
\"We\'llgetBeatontogetroundthem，somehow。Iguesswecantrusthimtomanagethat。\"
Mrs。Leightonsighedherresentmentoftheimplication。
\"IalwaysfeelthatMr。Beatondoesn\'tdohimselfjustice，\"shebegan。
Fulkersoncouldnotforegothechanceofajoke。\"Well，maybehewouldrathertemperjusticewithmercyinacaselikehis。\"Thismadeboththeyoungerladieslaugh。\"Ijudgethisismychancetogetoffwithmylife，\"headded，andheroseashespoke。\"Mrs。Leighton，Iamabouttheonlymanofmysexwhodoesn\'tthirstforBeaton\'sbloodmostofthetime。ButIknowhimandIdon\'t。He\'smorekindsofagoodfellowthanpeoplegenerallyunderstand。Hedoesn\'twearhisheartuponhissleeve-
nothisulstersleeve，anyway。Youcanalwayscountmeonyoursidewhenit\'saquestionoffindingBeatonnotguiltyifhe\'llleavetheState。\"
Almasetherdrawingagainstthewall，inrisingtosaygoodnighttoFulkerson。Hebentoveronhissticktolookatit。\"Well，it\'sbeautiful，\"hesighed，withunconscioussincerity。
Almamadehimacourtesyofmockmodesty。\"ThankstoMissWoodburn!\"
\"Ohno!Allshehadtodowassimplytostayput。\"
\"Don\'tyouthinkAhmighthaveimproveditifAhhad，lookedbetter?\"
thegirlasked，gravely。
\"Oh，youcouldn\'t!\"saidFulkerson，andhewentofftriumphantintheirapplauseandtheircriesof\"Which?which?\"
Mrs。Leightonsankdeepintoanaccusinggloomwhenatlastshefoundherselfalonewithherdaughter。\"Idon\'tknowwhatyouarethinkingabout，AlmaLeighton。Ifyoudon\'tlikeMr。Beaton——\"
\"Idon\'t。\"
\"Youdon\'t?Youknowbetterthanthat。Youknowthat，youdidcareforhim。\"
\"Oh!that\'saverydifferentthing。That\'sathingthatcanbegotover。\"
\"Gotover!\"repeatedMrs。Leighton，aghast。
\"Ofcourse，itcan!Don\'tberomantic，mamma。Peoplegetoverdozensofsuchfancies。Theyevenmarryforlovetwoorthreetimes。\"
\"Never!\"criedhermother，doingherbesttofeelshocked；andatlastlookingit。
HerlookingithadnoeffectuponAlma。\"Youcaneasilygetovercaringforpeople；butyoucan\'tgetoverlikingthem——ifyoulikethembecausetheyaresweetandgood。That\'swhatlasts。Iwasasimplegoose，andheimposeduponmebecausehewasasophisticatedgoose。Nowthecaseisreversed。\"
\"Hedoescareforyou，now。Youcanseeit。Whydoyouencouragehimtocomehere?\"
\"Idon\'t，\"saidAlma。\"Iwilltellhimtokeepawayifyoulike。Butwhetherhecomesorgoes，itwillbethesame。\"
\"Nottohim，Alma!Heisinlovewithyou!\"
\"Hehasneversaidso。\"
\"Andyouwouldreallylethimsayso，whenyouintendtorefusehim?\"
\"Ican\'tverywellrefusehimtillhedoessayso。\"
Thiswasundeniable。Mrs。Leightoncouldonlydemand，inanawfultone，\"MayIaskwhy——ifyoucaredforhim；andIknowyoucareforhimstillyouwillrefusehim?\"
Almalaughed。\"Because——becauseI\'mweddedtomyArt，andI\'mnotgoingtocommitbigamy，whateverIdo。\"
\"Alma!\"
\"Well，then，becauseIdon\'tlikehim——thatis，Idon\'tbelieveinhim，anddon\'ttrusthim。He\'sfascinating，buthe\'sfalseandhe\'sfickle。
Hecan\'thelpit，Idaresay。\"
\"Andyouareperfectlyhard。IsitpossiblethatyouwereactuallypleasedtohaveMr。FulkersonteaseyouaboutMr。Dryfoos?\"
\"Oh，good-night，now，mamma!Thisisbecomingpersonal\"
EndAHazardofNewFortunesV3
ByWilliamDeanHowellsPARTTHIRD
I。
Theschemeofabanquettocelebratetheinitialsuccessof\'EveryOtherWeek\'expandedinFulkerson\'sfancyintoaseries。Insteadofthepublishingandeditorialforce，withcertainofthemorerepresentativeartistsandauthorssittingdowntoamodestsupperinMrs。Leighton\'sparlors，heconceivedofadinneratDelmonico\'s，withtheprincipalliteraryandartistic，peoplethroughoutthecountryasguests，andaninexhaustiblehospitalitytoreportersandcorrespondents，fromwhomparagraphs，propheticandhistoric，wouldflowweeksbeforeandafterthefirstoftheseries。Hesaidthethingwasanewdepartureinmagazines；
itamountedtosomethinginliteratureasradicalastheAmericanRevolutioninpolitics:itwastheideaofselfgovernmentinthearts；
anditwasthisideathathadneveryetbeenfullydevelopedinregardtoit。Thatwaswhatmustbedoneinthespeechesatthedinner，andthespeechesmustbereported。Thenitwouldgolikewildfire。HeaskedMarchwhetherhethoughtMr。Depewcouldbegottocome；MarkTwain，hewassure，wouldcome；hewasaliteraryman。TheyoughttoinviteMr。
Evarts，andtheCardinalandtheleadingProtestantdivines。Hisambitionstoppedatnothing，nothingbutthequestionofexpense；therehehadtowaitthereturnoftheelderDryfoosfromtheWest，andDryfooswasstilldelayedatMoffitt，andFulkersonopenlyconfessedthathewasafraidhewouldstaytheretillhisownenthusiasmescapedinotheractivities，otherplans。
Fulkersonwasaslittlelikelyaspossibletofallunderasuperstitioussubjectiontoanotherman；butMarchcouldnothelpseeingthatinthispossiblemeasureDryfooswasFulkerson\'sfetish。Hedidnotreverehim，Marchdecided，becauseitwasnotinFulkerson\'snaturetorevereanything；hecouldlikeanddislike，buthecouldnotrespect。
Apparently，however，Dryfoosdauntedhimsomehow；andbesidesthehomagewhichthosewhohavenotpaytothosewhohave，FulkersonrenderedDryfoosthetributeofafeelingwhichMarchcouldonlydefineasasortofbewilderment。AswellasMarchcouldmakeout，thisfeelingwasevokedbythespectacleofDryfoos\'sunfailingluck，whichFulkersonwasfondofdazzlinghimselfwith。Itperfectlyconsistedwithakeensenseofwhateverwassordidandselfishinamanonwhomhiscareermusthavehaditsinevitableeffect。HelikedtophilosophizethecasewithMarch，torecallDryfoosashewaswhenhefirstmethimstillsomewhatinthesap，atMoffitt，andtostudytheprocessesbywhichheimaginedhimtohavedriedintothehardenedspeculator，withouteventhepretencetoanyadvantagebuthisowninhisventures。Hewasawareofpaintingthecharactertoovividly，andhewarnedMarchnottoacceptitexactlyinthosetints，buttosubduethemandshadeitforhimself。Hesaidthatwherehisadvantagewasnotconcerned，therewaseversomuchgoodinDryfoos，andthatifinsomethingsbehadgrowninflexible，hehadexpandedinotherstothefullmeasureofthevastscaleonwhichhedidbusiness。IthadseemedalittleoddtoMarchthatamanshouldputmoneyintosuchanenterpriseas\'EveryOtherWeek\'andgooffaboutotheraffairs，notonlywithoutanysignofanxiety，butwithoutanysortofinterest。ButFulkersonsaidthatwasthesplendidsideofDryfoos。
Hehadacourage，amagnanimity，thatwasequaltothestrainofanysuchuncertainty。Hehadfacedthemusiconceforall，whenheaskedFulkersonwhatthethingwouldcostinthedifferentdegreesofpotentialfailure；andthenhehadgoneoff，leavingeverythingtoFulkersonandtheyoungerDryfoos，withtheinstructionsimplytogoaheadandnotbotherhimaboutit。Fulkersoncalledthatprettytallforanoldfellowwhousedtobewailthewantofpigsandchickenstooccupyhismind。
HeallegeditasanotherproofoftheversatilityoftheAmericanmind，andofthegrandeurofinstitutionsandopportunitiesthatleteverymangrowtohisfullsize，sothatanymaninAmericacouldruntheconcernifnecessary。HebelievedthatoldDryfooscouldstepintoBismarck\'sshoesandruntheGermanEmpireattendays\'notice，oraboutaslongasitwouldtakehimtogofromNewYorktoBerlin。ButBismarckwouldnotknowanythingaboutDryfoos\'splanstillDryfoosgotreadytoshowhishand。FulkersonhimselfdidnotpretendtosaywhattheoldmanhadbeenuptosincehewentWest。HewasatMoffittfirst，andthenhewasatChicago，andthenhehadgoneouttoDenvertolookaftersomemineshehadoutthere，andarailroadortwo；andnowhewasatMoffittagain。
Hewassupposedtobeclosinguphisaffairsthere，butnobodycouldsay。
FulkersontoldMarchthemorningafterDryfoosreturnedthathehadnotonlynotpulledoutatMoffitt，buthadgoneindeeper，tentimesdeeperthanever。Hewasinaroyalgood-humor，Fulkersonreported，andwasgoingtodropintotheofficeonhiswayupfromtheStreetMarchunderstoodWallStreetthatafternoon。Hewastickledtodeathwith\'EveryOtherWeek\'sofarasithadgone，andwasanxioustopayhisrespectstotheeditor。
Marchaccountedforsomerhetoricinthis，butletitflatterhim，andpreparedhimselfforameetingaboutwhichhecouldseethatFulkersonwasonlylessnervousthanhehadshownhimselfaboutthepublicreceptionofthefirstnumber。ItgaveMarchadisagreeablefeelingofbeingownedandofbeingabouttobeinspectedbyhisproprietor；buthefellbackuponsuchindependenceashecouldfindinthethoughtofthosetwothousanddollarsofincomebeyondthecapriceofhisowner，andmaintainedanoutwardserenity。
Hewasalittleashamedafterwardoftheresolutionithadcosthimtodoso。ItwasnotaquestionofDryfoos\'sphysicalpresence:thatwasrathereffectivethanotherwise，andcarriedasuggestionofmoneyedindifferencetoconventioninthegraybusinesssuitofprovincialcut，andthelow，wide-brimmedhatofflexibleblackfelt。Hehadastickwithanold-fashionedtopofbuckhornwornsmoothandbrightbythepalmofhishand，whichhadnotlostitscharacterinfat，andwhichhadahistoryofformerworkinitsenlargedknuckles，thoughitwasnowassoftasMarch\'s，andmustoncehavebeensmallevenforamanofMr。
Dryfoos\'sstature；hewasbelowtheaveragesize。ButwhatstruckMarchwasthefactthatDryfoosseemedfurtivelyconsciousofbeingacountryperson，andofbeingawarethatintheirmeetinghewastobetriedbyotherteststhanthosewhichwouldhaveavailedhimasashrewdspeculator。HeevidentlyhadsomecuriosityaboutMarch，asthefirstofhiskindwhomhebadencountered；somesuchcuriosityasthecountryschooltrusteefeelsandtriestohideinthepresenceofthenewschoolmaster。Butthewholeaffairwas，ofcourse，onahigherplane；ononesideDryfooswasmuchmoreamanoftheworldthanMarchwas，andheprobablydivinedthisatonce，andrestedhimselfuponthefactinameasure。Itseemedtobehispreferencethathissonshouldintroducethem，forhecameupstairswithConrad，andtheyhadfairlymadeacquaintancebeforeFulkersonjoinedthem。
Conradofferedtoleavethematonce，buthisfathermadehimstay。
\"IreckonMr。MarchandIhaven\'tgotanythingsoprivatetotalkaboutthatwewanttokeepitfromtheotherpartners。Well，Mr。March，areyougettingusedtoNewYorkyet?Ittakesalittletime。\"
\"Ohyes。Butnotsomuchtimeasmostplaces。EverybodybelongsmoreorlessinNewYork；nobodyhastobelongherealtogether。\"
\"Yes，thatisso。Youcantryit，andgoawayifyoudon\'tlikeitagooddealeasierthanyoucouldfromasmallerplace。Wouldn\'tmakesomuchtalk，wouldit?\"HeglancedatMarchwithajocoselightinhisshrewdeyes。\"ThatisthewayIfeelaboutitallthetime:justvisiting。Now，itwouldn\'tbethatwayinBoston，Ireckon?\"
\"Youcouldn\'tkeeponvisitingthereyourwholelife，\"saidMarch。
Dryfooslaughed，showinghislowerteethinawaythatwasatoncesimpleandfierce。\"Mr。Fulkersondidn\'thardlyknowashecouldgetyoutoleave。Isupposeyougotusedtoitthere。Ineverbeeninyourcity。\"
\"Ihadgotusedtoit；butitwashardlymycity，exceptbymarriage。Mywife\'saBostonian。\"
\"She\'sbeenalittlehomesickhere，then，\"saidDryfoos，withasmileofthesamequalityashislaugh。
\"LessthanIexpected，\"saidMarch。\"Ofcourse，shewasverymuchattachedtoouroldhome。\"
\"Iguessmywifewon\'tevergetusedtoNewYork，\"saidDryfoos，andhedrewinhislowerlipwithasharpsigh。\"Butmygirlslikeit；they\'reyoung。Youneverbeenoutourwayyet，Mr。March?OutWest?\"
\"Well，onlyforthepurposeofbeingborn，andbroughtup。IusedtoliveinCrawfordsville，andthenIndianapolis。\"
\"Indianapolisisboundtobeagreatplace，\"saidDryfoos。\"Iremembernow，Mr。FulkersontoldmeyouwasfromourState。\"HewentontobragoftheWest，asifMarchwereanEasternerandhadtobeconvinced。
\"Yououghttoseeallthatcountry。It\'sagreatcountry。\"
\"Ohyes，\"saidMarch，\"Iunderstandthat。\"HeexpectedthepraiseofthegreatWesttoleaduptosomecommenton\'EveryOtherWeek\'；andtherewasabundantsuggestionofthattopicinthemanuscripts，proofsofletter-pressandillustrations，withadvancecopiesofthelatestnumberstrewnoverhistable。
ButDryfoosapparentlykepthimselffromlookingatthesethings。
Herolledhisheadaboutonhisshoulderstotakeinthecharacteroftheroom，andsaidtohisson，\"Youdidn\'tchangethewoodwork，afterall。\"
\"No；thearchitectthoughtwehadbetterletitbe，unlesswemeanttochangethewholeplace。Helikeditsbeingold-fashioned。\"
\"Ihopeyoufeelcomfortablehere，Mr。March，\"theoldmansaid，bringinghiseyestobearuponhimagainaftertheirtourofinspection。
\"Toocomfortableforaworking-man，\"saidMarch，andhethoughtthatthisremarkmustbringthemtosometalkabouthiswork，buttheproprietoronlysmiledagain。
\"IguessIsha\'n\'tlosemuchonthishouse，\"hereturned，asifmusingaloud。\"Thisdown-townpropertyiscomingup。Businessisgettinginonallthesesidestreets。IthoughtIpaidaprettygoodpriceforit，too。\"Hewentontotalkofrealestate，andMarchbegantofeelacertainresentmentathiscontinuedavoidanceoftheonlytopicinwhichtheycouldreallyhaveacommoninterest。\"Youlivedownthiswaysomewhere，don\'tyou?\"theoldmanconcluded。
\"Yes。Iwishedtobenearmywork。\"Marchwasvexedwithhimselfforhavingrecurredtoit；butafterwardhewasnotsurebutDryfoossharedhisowndiffidenceinthematter，andwaswaitingforhimtobringitopenlyintothetalk。Attimesheseemedwaryandmasterful，andthenMarchfeltthathewasbeingexaminedandtested；atotherssosimplethatMarchmightwellhavefanciedthatheneededencouragement，anddesiredit。HetalkedofhiswifeanddaughtersinawaythatinvitedMarchtosayfriendlythingsofhisfamily，whichappearedtogivetheoldmanfirstanunduepleasureandthenafinaldistrust。Atmomentsheturned，withaneffectoffindingreliefinit，tohissonandspoketohimacrossMarchofmatterswhichhewasunacquaintedwith；hedidnotseemawarethatthiswasrude，buttheyoungmanmusthavefeltitso；healwaysbroughttheconversationback，andonceatsomecosttohimselfwhenhisfathermadeitpersonal。
\"IwanttomakearegularNewYorkbusinessmanoutofthatfellow，\"hesaidtoMarch，pointingatConradwithhisstick。\"Yous\'poseI\'mevergoingtodoit?\"
\"Well，Idon\'tknow，\"saidMarch，tryingtofallinwiththejoke。
\"Doyoumeannothingbutabusinessman?\"
Theoldmanlaughedatwhateverlatentmeaninghefanciedinthis，andsaid:\"Youthinkhewouldbealittletoomuchformethere?Well，I\'veseenenoughof\'emtoknowitdon\'talwaystakealargepatternofamantodoalargebusiness。ButIwanthimtogetthebusinesstraining，andthenifhewantstogointosomethingelseheknowswhattheworldis，anyway。Heigh?\"
\"Ohyes!\"Marchassented，withsomecompassionfortheyoungmanreddeningpatientlyunderhisfather\'scomment。
Dryfooswentonasifhissonwerenotinhearing。\"Nowthatboywantedtobeapreacher。Whatdoesapreacherknowabouttheworldhepreachesagainstwhenhe\'sbeenbroughtupapreacher?Hedon\'tknowsomuchasabadlittleboyinhisSunday-school；heknowsaboutasmuchasagirl。
Ialwaystoldhim，Youbeamanfirst，andthenyoubeapreacher，ifyouwantto。Heigh?\"
\"Precisely。\"Marchbegantofeelsomecompassionforhimselfinbeingwitnessoftheyoungfellow\'sdiscomfortunderhisfather\'shomily。
\"WhenwefirstcometoNewYork，Itoldhim，Nowhere\'syourchancetoseetheworldonabigscale。Youknowalreadywhatworkandsavingandsteadyhabitsandsensewillbringaman，to；youdon\'twanttogoroundamongtherich；youwanttogoamongthepoor，andseewhatlazinessanddrinkanddishonestyandfoolishnesswillbringmento。AndIguessheknows，aboutaswellasanybody；andifheevergoestopreachinghe\'llknowwhathe\'spreachingabout。\"Theoldmansmiledhisfierce，simplesmile，andinhissharpeyesMarchfanciedcontemptoftheambitionhehadbalkedinhisson。Thepresentscenemusthavebeenoneofmanybetweenthem，endinginmeeksubmissiononthepartoftheyoungman，whomhisfather，perhapswithoutrealizinghiscruelty，treatedasachild。Marchtookithardthatheshouldbemadetosufferinthepresenceofaco-ordinatepowerlikehimself，andbegantodisliketheoldmanoutofproportiontohisoffence，whichmighthavebeenmerewantoftaste，oraneffectofmereembarrassmentbeforehim。Butevidently，whateverrebellionhisdaughtershadcarriedthroughagainsthim，hehadkepthisdominionoverthisgentlespiritunbroken。Marchdidnotchoosetomakeanyresponse，buttolethimcontinue，ifhewould，entirelyuponhisownimpulse。
II。
Asilencefollowed，ofratherpainfullength。ItwasbrokenbythecheeryvoiceofFulkerson，sentbeforehimtoheraldFulkerson\'scheeryperson。\"Well，Isupposeyou\'vegottheglorioussuccessof\'EveryOtherWeek\'downprettycoldinyourtalkbythistime。Ishouldhavebeenupsoonertojoinyou，butIwasnippingamanforthelastpageofthecover。Iguesswe\'llhavetolettheMusehavethatforanadvertisementinsteadofapoemthenexttime，March。Well，theoldgentlemangivenyouboysyourscolding?\"ThepersonofFulkersonhadgotintotheroomlongbeforehereachedthisquestion，andhadplanteditselfastrideachair。Fulkersonlookedoverthechairback，nowatMarch，andnowattheelderDryfoosashespoke。
Marchansweredhim。\"Iguesswemusthavebeenwaitingforyou，Fulkerson。Atanyrate，wehadn\'tgottothescoldingyet。\"
\"Why，Ididn\'tsupposeMr。Dryfooscould\'a\'heldinsolong。I
understoodhewasawfulmadatthewaythethingstartedoff，andwantedtogiveyouapieceofhismind，whenhegotatyou。Iinferredasmuchfromaremarkthathemade。\"MarchandDryfooslookedfoolish，asmendowhenmadethesubjectofthissortofmerrymisrepresentation。
\"Ireckonmyscoldingwillkeepawhileyet，\"saidtheoldman，dryly。
\"Well，then，Iguessit\'sagoodchancetogiveMr。Dryfoosanideaofwhatwe\'vereallydone——justwhilewe\'reresting，asArtemusWardsays。
Heigh，March?\"
\"Iwillletyoublowthetrumpet，Fulkerson。Ithinkitbelongsstrictlytotheadvertisingdepartment，\"saidMarch。Henowdistinctlyresentedtheoldman\'sfailuretosayanythingtohimofthemagazine；hemadehisinferencethatitwasfromasuspicionofhisreadinesstopresumeuponarecognitionofhisshareinthesuccess，andhewasdeterminedtosecondnosortofappealforit。
\"Theadvertisingdepartmentistheheartandsoulofeverybusiness，\"
saidFulkerson，hardily，\"andIliketokeepmyhandinwithalittlepractiseonthetrumpetinprivate。Idon\'tbelieveMr。Dryfooshasgotanyideaoftheextentofthisthing。He\'sbeenoutamongthoseRackensackens，wherewewereallborn，andhe\'sreadthenoticesintheirsevenbyninedailies，andhe\'sseenthethingsellingonthecars，andhethinksheappreciateswhat\'sbeendone。ButIshouldjustliketotakehimroundinthislittleoldmetropolisawhile，andshowhim\'EveryOtherWeek\'onthecentretablesofthemillionaires——theVanderbiltsandtheAstors——andinthehomesofcultureandrefinementeverywhere，andlethimjudgeforhimself。It\'sthetalkoftheclubsandthedinner-
tables；childrencryforit；it\'stheCastoriaofliteratureandthePearlineofart，the\'Won\'t-be-happy-till-he-gets-itofeveryenlightenedman，woman，andchildinthisvastcity。Iknewwecouldcapturethecountry；but，mygoodness!Ididn\'texpecttohaveNewYorkfallintoourhandsatablow。Butthat\'sjustexactlywhatNewYorkhasdone。EveryOtherWeeksuppliesthelong-feltwantthat\'sbeengrindingroundinNewYorkandkeepingitawakenightseversincethewar。It\'stheculminationofallthehighandennoblingidealsofthepast。\"
\"Howmuch，\"askedDryfoos，\"doyouexpecttogetoutofitthefirstyear，ifitkeepsthestartit\'sgot?\"
\"Comesrightdowntobusiness，everytime!\"saidFulkerson，referringthecharacteristictoMarchwithadelightedglance。\"Well，sir，ifeverythingworksright，andwegetrainenoughtofillupthesprings，anditisn\'tagrasshopperyear，Iexpecttoclearaboveallexpensessomethingintheneighborhoodoftwenty-fivethousanddollars。\"
\"Humph!Andyouareallgoingtoworkayear——editor，manager，publisher，artists，writers，printers，andtherestof\'em——tocleartwenty-fivethousanddollars?——ImadethatmuchinhalfadayinMoffittonce。IseeitmadeinhalfaminuteinWallStreet，sometimes。\"Theoldmanpresentedthisaspectofthecasewithagood-naturedcontempt，whichincludedFulkersonandhisenthusiasminanobviousliking。
Hissonsuggested，\"Butwhenwemakethatmoneyhere，noonelosesit。\"
\"Canyouprovethat?\"Hisfatherturnedsharplyuponhim。\"Whateveriswonislost。It\'sallagame；itdon\'tmakeanydifferencewhatyoubeton。Businessisbusiness，andabusinessmantakeshisriskswithhiseyesopen。\"
\"Ah，buttheglory!\"Fulkersoninsinuatedwithimpudentpersiflage。
\"Ihadn\'tgottothegloryyet，becauseit\'shardtoestimateit；butputthegloryatthelowestfigure，Mr。Dryfoos，andaddittothetwenty-
fivethousand，andyou\'vegotanannualincomefrom\'EveryOtherWeek\'ofdollarsenoughtoconstructasilverrailroad，double-track，fromthisofficetothemoon。Idon\'tmentionanyofthesisterplanetsbecauseI
liketokeepwithinbounds。\"
DryfoosshowedhislowerteethforpleasureinFulkerson\'sfooling，andsaid，\"That\'swhatIlikeaboutyou，Mr。Fulkerson——youalwayskeepwithinbounds。\"
\"Well，Iain\'tashrinkingBostonviolet，likeMarch，here。Moresunflowerinmystyleofdiffidence；butIammodest，Idon\'tdenyit，\"
saidFulkerson。\"AndIdohatetohaveathingoverstated。\"
\"Andtheglory——youdoreallythinkthere\'ssomethingintheglorythatpays?\"
\"Notadoubtofit!Ishouldn\'tcareforthepaltryreturninmoney，\"
saidFulkerson，withaburlesqueofgenerousdisdain，\"ifitwasn\'tforthegloryalongwithit。\"
\"Andhowshouldyoufeelabouttheglory，iftherewasnomoneyalongwithit?\"
\"Well，sir，I\'mhappytosaywehaven\'tcometothatyet。\"