Chapter IV. The Spendings Of Fancy: Facts Answer With Sneers

           

           ForthenexttwodaysCarrieindulgedinthemosthigh-flownspeculations.

           Herfancyplungedrecklesslyintoprivilegesandamusementswhichwouldhavebeenmuchmorebecominghadshebeencradledachildoffortune.Withreadywillandquickmentalselectionshescatteredhermeagrefour-fiftyperweekwithaswiftandgracefulhand.Indeed,asshesatinherrocking-chairtheseseveraleveningsbeforegoingtobedandlookedoutuponthepleasantlylightedstreet,thismoneyclearedforitsprospectivepossessorthewaytoeveryjoyandeverybaublewhichtheheartofwomanmaydesire.“Iwillhaveafinetime,”shethought.

           HersisterMinnieknewnothingoftheseratherwildcerebrations,thoughtheyexhaustedthemarketsofdelight.ShewastoobusyscrubbingthekitchenwoodworkandcalculatingthepurchasingpowerofeightycentsforSunday’sdinner.WhenCarriehadreturnedhome,flushedwithherfirstsuccessandready,forallherweariness,todiscussthenowinterestingeventswhichleduptoherachievement,theformerhadmerelysmiledapprovinglyandinquiredwhethershewouldhavetospendanyofitforcarfare.Thisconsiderationhadnotenteredinbefore,anditdidnotnowforlongaffecttheglowofCarrie’senthusiasm.Disposedasshethenwastocalculateuponthatvaguebasiswhichallowsthesubtractionofonesumfromanotherwithoutanyperceptiblediminution,shewashappy.

           WhenHansoncamehomeatseveno’clock,hewasinclinedtobealittlecrusty—hisusualdemeanourbeforesupper.

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