That also should be charged to Mrs.Wright.He carried in his mind the total amount of the contributions, and as he came to the end a half-frown rested on his brow as he thought of having to give to all these objects again.
That was the trouble with charities,--they were as regular as coupons.
Confound Mrs.Wright! Why did she not let him alone! However, she was an important woman--the leader in the best set in the city.

Livingstone sat forward and began to fill out his cheques.

Certain cheques he always filled out himself.

He could not bear to let even Clark know what he gave to certain objects.
The thought of how commendable this was crossed his face and lit it up like a glint of transient sunshine.

It vanished suddenly as he began to calculate, leaving the place where it had rested colder than before.