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If I do say it myself, she is
as handsome as they grow."
"So I have been told."
"You will see her to-night."
"Really, Mr. Blithers, I cannot--"
"I'll fix it with Mrs. King. Don't you worry."
"May I be pardoned for observing that Mrs. King, greatly as I love
her, is not invested with the power to govern my actions?" said Robin
haughtily.
"And may I be pardoned for suggesting that it is your duty to your
people to completely understand this loan of mine before you agree to
accept it?" said Mr. Blithers, compressing his lips.
"Forgive me, Mr. Blithers, but it is not altogether improbable that
Graustark may secure the money elsewhere."
"It is not only improbable but impossible," said Mr. Blithers flatly.
"Impossible?"
"Absolutely," said the millionaire so significantly that Robin would
have been a dolt not to grasp the situation. Nothing could have been
clearer than the fact that Mr. Blithers believed it to be in his
power to block any effort Graustark might make in other directions to
secure the much-needed money.


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