Alice was greatly amused with Harry and listened so seriously to his romancing that he exceeded his usual limits.

Chance allusions to his bachelor establishment in town and the place of his family on the Hudson, could not have been made by a millionaire, more naturally.
"I should think," queried Alice, "you would rather stay in New York than to try the rough life at the West you have been speaking of." "Oh, adventure," says Harry, "I get tired of New York.

And besides I got involved in some operations that I had to see through.

Parties in New York only last week wanted me to go down into Arizona in a big diamond interest.

I told them, no, no speculation for me.