“Of that I shall never be satisfied till I see it?”
And being content with the look he received, he took her on his arm and led her into the midst of the dancers.
Meanwhile in a certain corner not far off, two gentlemen were talking.
“Sylvester shows off well to-night.”
“He always does. With such a figure as that, a man needs but to enter a room to make himself felt. But then he’s a good talker too. Ever heard him speak?”
“No.”
“Fine voice, true snap, right ring. Great favorite at elections. The fact is, Sylvester is a remarkable man.”
“Hum, ha, so I should judge.”
“And so fortunate! He has never been known to run foul in a great operation. Put your money in his hand and whew!—your fortune is as good as made.”
The other, a rich man, connected heavily with the mining business in Colorado, smiled with that bland overflow of the whole countenance which is sometimes seen in large men of great self-importance.