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The Romance and Tragedy

Chapter 8 THE NEW PARTNER.

Word Count: 1177    |    Released on: 06/12/2017

met. In social life he was affable and self-possessed, but in his busine

nner he was a bashful boy of seventeen. It was impossible for h

acquainted his embarrassment would be overcome, or at least partially so. My efforts in this direction failed and he settled down to a routine offic

ience his services would be of greater value to the firm. M

hen he came to me for advice in a matter

irl. I had met her but once and then was impressed with the idea that she had a tem

t probably he had given her reason to believe his attentions were ser

that not one word of love had ever passed between them, that their intercourse was really nothing more than that of intimate friends, and he assuring me that

advice gratefull

ter. She probably held me responsible and no doubt influenced him to some extent in a course

ise one in such matters, even

ear my partner had drawn as his share of the profits, for the

satisfied, and

heumatism. As in the previous spring, with the advent of warmer weather I

ssed from my mind to make room fo

gain and there were two

I had received from my partner, and my living expenses together with what it was ne

iving at an interesting age, made home so attractive that

at did much to support me through the day, and at night on my return home,

itely so, despite

ed my leaving Brooklyn

he spring of 1876, but had decided

me in pleasing colors what the country home should be-the cottage and its coziness, the garden, the lawn and flowers, my h

the time to come t

orn. My first boy had a brother, and again my wif

her prevented the outpo

cularly at that period, and she gave it to me daily

re which I suffered from the almost nightly attacks of

ess energy, would apply every few moments hot applications to relieve t

spring came was hardly more tha

I should shake the dust

"country places to rent." We wanted if possible to get a place in the mountainous section of New Jer

. For the rest we must take what we

acres, five minutes' walk from a station on the Mo

rs old, and this the owner repaired and improved by buildi

il. The last night in the Brooklyn house I had one of my worst attac

be New

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1 Chapter 1 THE FIRST ROUND OF THE LADDER2 Chapter 2 I MEET MY AFFINITY3 Chapter 3 A CO-PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED4 Chapter 4 AND THE ANSWER WAS YES 5 Chapter 5 WEDDING BELLS6 Chapter 6 THE FIRST REVERSE OF FORTUNE.7 Chapter 7 THE COMING OF THE STORK.8 Chapter 8 THE NEW PARTNER.9 Chapter 9 SUBURBAN LIFE.10 Chapter 10 MY PARTNER RETIRES11 Chapter 11 A YEAR OF SUNSHINE12 Chapter 12 AN IDEAL LIFE13 Chapter 13 PROSPEROUS DAYS14 Chapter 14 NEAR THE DARK VALLEY15 Chapter 15 A SUCCESSFUL MANEUVER16 Chapter 16 REDSTONE 17 Chapter 17 OUR NEIGHBORS18 Chapter 18 AN UNEVENTFUL YEAR19 Chapter 19 THE STREAM BROADENS20 Chapter 20 RETROGRESSION21 Chapter 21 THE DAM GIVES WAY22 Chapter 22 THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM23 Chapter 23 A FEW WEAK FRENCH SPECULATORS 24 Chapter 24 EXCITING TIMES25 Chapter 25 COME AND DANCE IN THE BARN 26 Chapter 26 AN IMPORTER AND DEALER27 Chapter 27 SAD HEARTS AT KNOLLWOOD28 Chapter 28 NEW FACES29 Chapter 29 A SHORT YEAR AND A MERRY ONE30 Chapter 30 A VOUCHER31 Chapter 31 TWO SIDES TO THE QUESTION32 Chapter 32 THE PANIC OF NINETY-THREE33 Chapter 33 FAREWELL TO REDSTONE 34 Chapter 34 A SUMMER ON THE SOUND35 Chapter 35 MONMOUTH BEACH36 Chapter 36 THE SHIP FOUNDERS37 Chapter 37 THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS38 Chapter 38 W. E. STOWE & CO., INCORPORATED 39 Chapter 39 THE STRUGGLE COMMENCED40 Chapter 40 THE STRUGGLE CONTINUED41 Chapter 41 THE DARKNESS BEFORE THE DAWN42 Chapter 42 BRIGHTER DAYS43 Chapter 43 SMOOTH SAILING INTO ROUGH WATERS44 Chapter 44 THE TYRANNY OF THE JURY LAW45 Chapter 45 BITTER TRIALS46 Chapter 46 AT THE BRINK OF THE GRAVE47 Chapter 47 AGAIN AT THE HELM48 Chapter 48 A NIGHTMARE49 Chapter 49 RETROSPECTION50 Chapter 50 A DREAM51 Chapter 51 FROM GOD AND THE KING 52 Chapter 52 A FOUNDATION PRINCIPLE