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They're
all hard up, and what do they gain by marrying ladies of noble birth
if said ladies are the daughters of noblemen who are as hard up as
all the rest of 'em? Besides, hasn't Maud been presented at Court?
Didn't you see to that? How about that pearl necklace I gave her when
she was presented? Wasn't it the talk of the season? There wasn't a
Duke in England who didn't figure the cost of that necklace to within
a guinea or two. No girl ever had better advertising than--"
"We were speaking of Prince Robin," remarked his wife, with a slight
shudder. Mrs. Blithers came of better stock than her husband. His
gaucheries frequently set her teeth on edge. She was born in
Providence and sometimes mentioned the occurrence when particularly
desirous of squelching him, not unkindly perhaps but by way of making
him realise that their daughter had good blood in her veins. Mr.
Blithers had heard, in a round-about way, that he first saw the light
of day in Jersey City, although after he became famous Newark claimed
him. He did not bother about the matter.


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