16/46 Besta! What is the use of building castles in the air ?" "In the air, or not in the air, if I had a million, I know what I would do." "I would have a newspaper," said Marzio. "Whew! how it would sting!" "It would sting you, and bleed you into the bargain," returned the lawyer with some contempt. "No one makes mosey out of newspapers in these times. If I had money, I would be a deputy. With prudence there is much to be earned in the Chambers, and petitioners know that they must pay cash." "It is certainly a career," assented the artist "But, as you say, it needs money for the first investment." "Not so much as a million, though. |