He went to Mr. Devlin, and Mr. Devlin came to me. I have, as
you know, some knowledge of machinery and engineering. I thought the
thing feasible but expensive, and told Mr. Devlin so. However, the
ingenuity of the thing pleased Mr. Devlin, and, with that singular
enterprise which in other directions has made him a rich man, he
determined on its completion. Between us we managed it. Boldrick carries
on his aerial railway with considerable success, as you see."
"A singular man," said Mrs. Falchion. "I should like to see him. Come,
sit down here and tell me all you know about him, will you not?"
Roscoe assented. I arranged a seat for us, and we all sat.
Roscoe was about to begin, when Mrs. Falchion said, "Wait a minute. Let
us take in this scene first."
We were silent. After a moment I turned to Mrs. Falchion, and said: "It
is beautiful, is it not?"
She drew in a long breath, her eyes lighted up, and she said, with a
strange abandon of gaiety: "Yes, it is delightful to live."
It seemed so, in spite of the forebodings of my friend and my own
uneasiness concerning him, Ruth Devlin, and Mrs.
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