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Chapter XXXIII. Without The Walled City: The Slope Of The Years

           Wheeler?WhatwastheWarrenStreetresort?Bah!

           Ifonethinksthatsuchthoughtsdonotcometosocommonatypeofmind—thatsuchfeelingsrequireahighermentaldevelopment—Iwouldurgefortheirconsiderationthefactthatitisthehighermentaldevelopmentthatdoesawaywithsuchthoughts.Itisthehighermentaldevelopmentwhichinducesphilosophyandthatfortitudewhichrefusestodwelluponsuchthings—refusestobemadetosufferbytheirconsideration.Thecommontypeofmindisexceedinglykeenonallmatterswhichrelatetoitsphysicalwelfare—exceedinglykeen.Itistheunintellectualmiserwhosweatsbloodatthelossofahundreddollars.ItistheEpictetuswhosmileswhenthelastvestigeofphysicalwelfareisremoved.

           Thetimecame,inthethirdyear,whenthisthinkingbegantoproduceresultsintheWarrenStreetplace.Thetideofpatronagedroppedalittlebelowwhatithadbeenatitsbestsincehehadbeenthere.Thisirritatedandworriedhim.

           TherecameanightwhenheconfessedtoCarriethatthebusinesswasnotdoingaswellthismonthasithadthemonthbefore.Thiswasinlieuofcertainsuggestionsshehadmadeconcerninglittlethingsshewantedtobuy.Shehadnotfailedtonoticethathedidnotseemtoconsultheraboutbuyingclothesforhimself.Forthefirsttime,itstruckherasaruse,orthathesaiditsothatshewouldnotthinkofaskingforthings.Herreplywasmildenough,butherthoughtswererebellious.Hewasnotlookingafterheratall.ShewasdependingforherenjoymentupontheVances.

           Andnowthelatterannouncedthattheyweregoingaway.

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