Come, let us have tea and not think of such things.

Yes--yes.

Let us forget that such a thing as a heritage ever came between us--eh, Miriam ?" And with a gesture of old-world politeness he stood aside for his niece to pass first into the dining-room, whither a servant had preceded them with a lamp.
"It will not be hard to do that," replied Miriam, steadily, "because he tells me that he has not yet secured it." "All in good time--all in good time," said Marvin, with that faith in some occult power, seemingly the Government and Providence working in conjunction, to which parsons and many women confide their worldly affairs and sit with folded hands.
He asked many questions which were easy enough to answer; for he had no worldly wisdom himself, and did not look for it in other people.

And then he related his own adventure--the great incident of his life--his visit to Paris.
"A matter of business," he explained.

"Some duplicates--one or two of my prints which I had decided to part with.