It was a society column about the richest men in the world and their lavish parties. " "As like as life, Sir," observed Austin, peeping over Thornhill's shoulder at the portrait. Lucy treaded down two steps, stunned. He has three days to live. ” “What did your aunt say?” “She didn’t even kiss me. “I believe you are quite right so far as regards the present, at any rate,” someone remarked, from the depths of an easy chair. Rebellious and resentful, Melusine decided there and then that she would do exactly that, come what may. The stairs creaked as Mark rushed down them. He asked her whether she understood what she was saying, and went on to say still more precisely that she should never touch a penny of his money until she came home again—not one penny. The silence of Canton at night was sinister, for none could prophesy what form of mob might suddenly boil out. Finally she fell into reflection. We do not remember to have met with a single individual, reported to be under petticoat government, who was not content with his lot,—nay, who so far from repining, did not exult in his servitude; and we see no way of accounting for this apparently inexplicable conduct—for which, among other phenomena of married life, various reasons have been assigned, though none entirely satisfactory to us—except upon the ground that these domineering dames possess some charm sufficiently strong to counteract the irritating effect of their tempers; some secret and attractive quality of which the world at large is in ignorance, and with which their husbands alone can be supposed to be acquainted.
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