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That official would have preferred no reports,
but since they were made, there was nothing to do but to submit them to
the Legislature. Peter did not get much encouragement from him about the
chances for the bills. But Costell told him that they could be "whipped
through. The only danger is of their being amended, so as to spoil
them."
"Well," said Peter, "I hope they will be passed. I've done my best,
whatever happens."
A very satisfactory thing to be able to say of yourself, if you believe
in your own truthfulness.


CHAPTER XXIX.
IN THE MEANTIME.

In spite of nine months' hard work on the two Commissions, it is not to
be supposed that Peter's time was thus entirely monopolized. If one
spends but seven hours of the twenty-four in sleep, and but two more on
meals, there is considerable remaining time, and even so slow a worker
as Peter found spare hours not merely for society and saloons, but for
what else he chose to undertake.
Socially he had an evening with Miss De Voe, just before she left the
city for the summer; a dinner with Mr.


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