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Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich

CHAPTER THREE: The Arrested Philanthropy of Mr
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I've put the college now in a position it never was in before, nor any other college; the lawyers say so themselves." "That's good," said mother.
"Yes, and it's a good thing I didn't lose the money when I tried to.
You see, mother, what I hadn't realized was the good that could be done with all that money if a man put his heart into it.

They can start in as soon as they like and tear down those buildings.

My! but it's just wonderful what you can do with money.

I'm glad I didn't lose it!" So they talked far into the evening.

That night they slept in an Aladdin's palace filled with golden fancies.
And in the morning the palace and all its visions fell tumbling about their heads in sudden and awful catastrophe.


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