“Oh,” exclaimed the elder daughter disappointedly, “then he can't be as nice as I thought. Of course, he married her for her money.”
“No, he just didn't,” snapped Sarah. “He was desperately in love with her, but wouldn't say anything and she had to do all the proposing. Everyone was certain she'd ruined herself socially, but she just hadn't. Mr. Larose is popular with everyone and he and his wife do splendid work among the poor. They say Mr. Larose is especially ready, too, to help anyone who comes out of prison, and give them another chance. As a joke, people call him the friend of the criminal classes.”
The Dean winced.
Bert Brent got his contract for the Halls all right, and was an immediate success. Not only that, but he was a lasting success, too, and showing himself so versatile,
