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'I see the necessity of that.'
'Very good. I will see you again after I have thought over the affair,
and we can come to some arrangement.'
'I may say that our manager has written a note to Wentworth, saying that
this mineral is of no particular use to us.'
'Exactly,' said young Longworth, with a look of intelligence.
'So, of course, in speaking with Wentworth about the mine, it is just as
well not to mention us in any way.'
'I shall not.'
'Very well. I will leave the matter in your hands for the present.'
'Yes, do so. I will think over it this afternoon, and probably see
Wentworth and Kenyon to-morrow. There is no immediate hurry, for I happen
to know they have not done anything yet.'
With that Mr. Melville took his leave, and young Longworth paced up and
down the room, evolving a plan that would at once bring him money and
give him the satisfaction of making it lively for John Kenyon.
When he reached home, Longworth waited for his cousin to say something
about Kenyon; but he soon saw that she did not intend to speak of him at
all. So he said to her:
'Edith, do you remember Kenyon and Wentworth--who were on board our
steamer?'
'I remember them very well.'
'Did you know they had a mining property for sale?'
'Yes.'
'I have been thinking about it--in fact, Kenyon called at my office a day
or two ago, and at that time, not having given the subject much thought,
I could not give him any encouragement; but I have been pondering over it
since, and have almost decided to help them.
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