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by　her　folly。　　This　again　Breckon　contends　is　not　clear；　but　he　says　we
live　in　a　universe　of　problems　in　which　another；　more　or　less；　does　not
much　matter。　　He　is　always　expecting　that　some　chance　shall　confront　him
with　Bittridge；　and　that　the　man's　presence　will　explain　everything；　for；
like　so　many　Ohio　people　who　leave　their　native　State；　the　Bittridges
have　come　East　instead　of　going　West；　in　quitting　the　neighborhood　of
Tuskingum。　　He　is　settled　with　his　idolized　mother　in　New　York；　where　he
is　obscurely　attached　to　one　of　the　newspapers。　　That　he　has　as　yet
failed　to　rise　from　the　ranks　in　the　great　army　of　assignment　men　may　be
because　moral　quality　tells　everywhere；　and　to　be　a　clever　blackguard　is
not　so　well　as　to　be　simply　clever。　　If　ever　Breckon　has　met　his　alter
ego；　as　he　amuses　himself　in　calling　him；　he　has　not　known　it；　though
Bittridge　may　have　been　wiser　in　the　case　of　a　man　of　Breckon's
publicity；　not　to　call　it　distinction。　　There　was　a　time；　immediately
after　the　Breckons　heard　from　Tuskingum　that　the　Bittridges　were　in　New
York；　when　Ellen's　husband　consulted　her　as　to　what　might　be　his　duty
towards　her　late　suitor　in　the　event　which　has　not　taken　place；　and　when
he　suggested；　not　too　seriously；　that　Richard's　course　might　be　the
solution。　　To　his　suggestion　Ellen　answered：　〃Oh　no；　dear！　　That　was
wrong；〃　and　this　remains　also　Richard's　opinion。








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