"How is the real estate business progressing?" she asked.
"Fairly well. Granville is not a booming town."
"I know that."
"I am half of a mind to try my luck in Chicago. That is where they make fortunes in real estate every year."
"Perhaps; but they have to have a large capital to start on."
"Exactly, my love. But with a large capital it is a dead sure thing, for it cannot burn up, cannot be stolen from you, and constantly increases in value. What do you think of my plan to start in Chicago?"
"I am sure I have no objection, although I am comfortably situated here."
"You could keep this home if you wished—at least, at first, and I could come out every Saturday afternoon and remain until Monday. The trouble is, the venture would require quite some capital."
"I presume it would."