A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 5

The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Hazard of New Fortunes, Part Fifth by William Dean HowellsThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: A Hazard of New Fortunes, Part FifthAuthor: William Dean HowellsRelease Date: October 23, 2004 [EBook #3370]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A HAZARD OF NEW FORTUNES, ***Produced by David WidgerA HAZARD OF NEW FORTUNESBy William Dean HowellsPART FIFTHI.Superficially, the affairs of 'Every Other Week' settled into their wonted form again, and for Fulkerson they seemedthoroughly reinstated. But March had a feeling of impermanency from what had happened, mixed with a fantastic senseof shame toward Lindau. He did not sympathize with Lindau's opinions; he thought his remedy for existing evils as wildlyimpracticable as Colonel Woodburn's. But while he thought this, and while he could justly blame Fulkerson for Lindau'spresence at Dryfoos's dinner, which his zeal had brought about in spite of March's protests, still he could not rid himself ofthe reproach of uncandor with Lindau. He ought to have told him frankly about the ownership of the magazine, and whatmanner of man the man was whose money he was taking. But he said that he never could have imagined that he wasserious in his preposterous ...