"
"No," said Mr. Pierce. "You have merely seen Peter in love, and so you
all think he is romantic. He isn't. He is a cool man, who never acts
without weighing his actions, and therein has lain the secret of his
success. He calmly marks out his line of life, and, regardless of
everything else, pursues it. He disregards everything not to his
purpose, and utilizes everything that serves. I predicted great success
for him many years ago when he was fresh from college, simply from a
study of his mental characteristics and I have proved myself a prophet.
He has never made a slip, legally, politically, or socially. To use a
yachting expression, he has 'made everything draw.' An idealist, or a
man of romance and fire and impulse could never succeed as he has done.
It is his entire lack of feeling which has led to his success. Indeed--"
"I can't agree with you," interrupted Dorothy, sitting up from her
collapse as if galvanized into life and speech by Mr. Pierce's
monologue. "You don't understand Peter.
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