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Treatedwithbarecivility(sheexpectednomore)，shemighthavegoneontoexplainthat“Mrs。Graham“wasgoingout。Shemightalsohavebeenprevailedontomentionthat“Mrs。Graham“hadaskedheraveryremarkablequestionofabusinessnature，attheinterviewbetweenthemupstairs。Asitwas，Mrs。Karnegie’slipsweresealed，andletMr。Karnegiedenyifhedared，thatherichlydeservedit。Mr。Karnegieagreedwithhiswife。

Inhalfanhourmore，“Mrs。Graham“camedownstairs；andacabwassentfor。Mr。Karnegie，infearoftheconsequencesifhedidotherwise，keptinacorner。Mrs。Karnegiefollowedhimintothecorner，andaskedhimhowhedaredactinthatway？Didhepresumetothink，aftertwentyyearsofmarriedlife，thathiswifewasjealous？“Go，youbrute，andhandMrs。Grahamintothecab!“

Mr。Karnegieobeyed。Heasked，atthecabwindow，towhatpartofGlasgowheshouldtellthedrivertogo。Thereplyinformedhimthatthedriverwastotake“Mrs。Graham“totheofficeofMr。

Camp，thelawyer。Assuming“Mrs。Graham“tobeastrangerinGlasgow，andrememberingthatMr。CampwasMr。Karnegie’slawyer，theinferenceappearedtobe，that“Mrs。Graham’s“remarkablequestion，addressedtothelandlady，hadrelatedtolegalbusiness，andtothediscoveryofatrust-worthypersoncapableoftransactingitforher。

Returningtothebar，Mr。Karnegiefoundhiseldestdaughterinchargeofthebooks，thebills，andthewaiters。Mrs。Karnegiehadretiredtoherownroom，justlyindignantwithherhusbandforhisinfamousconductinhanding“Mrs。Graham“intothecabbeforeherowneyes。“It’stheoldstory，Pa，“remarkedMissKarnegie，withthemostperfectcomposure。“Matoldyoutodoit，ofcourse；andthenMasaysyou’veinsultedherbeforealltheservants。Iwonderhowyoubearit？“Mr。Karnegielookedathisboots，andanswered，“Iwonder，too，mydear。“MissKarnegiesaid，“You’renotgoingtoMa，areyou？“Mr。Karnegielookedupfromhisboots，andanswered，“Imust，mydear。“

Mr。Campsatinhisprivateroom，absorbedoverhispapers。

Multitudinousasthosedocumentswere，theyappearedtobenotsufficientlynumeroustosatisfyMr。Camp。Heranghisbell，andorderedmore。

Theclerkappearingwithanewpileofpapers，appearedalsowithamessage。Alady，recommendedbyMrs。Karnegie，oftheSheep’sHead，wishedtoconsultMr。Campprofessionally。Mr。Camplookedathiswatch，countingoutprecioustimebeforehim，inalittlestandonthetable，andsaid，“Showtheladyin，intenminutes。“

Intenminutestheladyappeared。Shetooktheclient’schairandliftedherveil。ThesameeffectwhichhadbeenproducedonMr。

KarnegiewasoncemoreproducedonMr。Camp。Forthefirsttime，formanyalongyearpast，hefeltpersonallyinterestedinatotalstranger。Itmighthavebeensomethinginhereyes，oritmighthavebeensomethinginhermanner。Whateveritwas，ittooksoftlyholdofhim，andmadehim，tohisownexceedingsurprise，unmistakablyanxioustohearwhatshehadtosay!

Theladyannounced——inalowsweetvoicetouchedwithaquietsadness——thatherbu