This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ..."Why, that humility is right enough," said Lasca, " if one does not carry it too far--but what does the place look like?" "Well, necessarily it looks pretty barren and unfinished, but--" "I should think so! I never heard anything like it. Is it a fine house--thaf is, otherwise?" "Pretty fine, yes. It is very ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ..."Why, that humility is right enough," said Lasca, " if one does not carry it too far--but what does the place look like?" "Well, necessarily it looks pretty barren and unfinished, but--" "I should think so! I never heard anything like it. Is it a fine house--thaf is, otherwise?" "Pretty fine, yes. It is very well thought of." The girl was silent awhile, and sat dreamily gnawing a candle-end, apparently trying to think the thing out. At last she gave her head a little toss and spoke out her opinion with decision: "Well, to my mind there's a breed of humility which is itself a species of showing-off, when you get down to the marrow of it; and when a man is able to afford two slop-tubs in his parlor, and don't do it, it may be that he is truly humble-minded, but it's a hundred times more likely that he is just trying to strike the public eye. In my judgment, your Mr. Vanderbilt knows what he is about." I tried to modify this verdict, feeling that a double slop-tub standard was not a fair one to try everybody by, although a sound enough one in its own habitat; but the girl's head was set, and she was not to be persuaded. Presently she said: "Do the rich people, with you, have as good sleeping-benches as ours, and made out of as nice broad ice-blocks?" "Well, they are pretty good--good enough--but they are not made of ice-blocks." "I want to know! Why aren't they made of ice-blocks?" I explained the difficulties in the way, and the expensiveness of ice in a country where you have to keep a sharp eye on your ice-man or your icebill will weigh more than your ice. Then she cried out: "Dear me, do you buy your ice?" "We most surely do, dear." She burst into a gale of guileless laughter, and said: "Oh, I never heard of anything so silly! My, there's plenty...
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