But she was inexorable.

He had not blamed her, he had only cursed himself, and had plunged once more into the boiling current of the struggle for wealth.

And he had won--yes, won! With a shock those figures slipped before his eyes and would not go away.

Even when he shut his eyes and rubbed them the ghastly line was there.
He turned and gazed down the long room.

It was as empty as a desert.