'
'Ah, that was hardly fair. A person should read both sides of the
question before passing judgment.'
'It is a woman's idea of fairness,' said Edith, 'to read what pertains to
her friend, and to form her judgment without hearing the other side. But
you must not think I am going to forego scolding you because of my
sympathy with you. Don't you remember you promised to let me know how
your company was progressing from time to time, and here I have never
had a word from you; now tell me how you have been getting on.'
'I hardly know, but I think we are doing very well indeed. You know, of
course, that your cousin is going to America to report upon the mine. As
I have stated nothing but what is perfectly true about the property,
there can be no question as to what that report will be, so it seems to
me everything is going on nicely.'
'Why do not you go to America?'
'Ah, well, I am an interested party, and those who are thinking of going
in with us have my report already. It is necessary to corroborate that.
When it is corroborated, I expect we shall have no trouble in forming
the company.'
'And was William chosen by those men to go to Canada?'
'He was not exactly chosen; he volunteered. Mr. Melville here was the one
who was chosen.'
'And why Mr. Melville more than you, for instance?'
'Well, as I said, I am out of the question because I am an interested
party. Melville is a man connected with china works, and as such, in a
measure, an expert.
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