Carolyn Wells,
More Lives Than One — XIV. Marcia Selden’s Opinions
(1923)
“ You omit no chance to reprimand me, to hold me up to the scorn of others. Shouldn’t you think, Mr. Hutchins, that a man would be a little kindly inclined to one who is the mother of his wife? But, no, all Mr. Barham ever says to me is by way of fault finding and reproach! ”
Carolyn Wells,
More Lives Than One — XIV. Marcia Selden’s Opinions
(1923)
“ He’s afraid he’ll be questioned, and he’s shielding that girl.” “That makes Locke in love with the girl.” “Very likely he is. Perhaps the other woman was an old flame—well, I can’t explain all the turns and twists of an artist’s love affair—but I still think it was the girl who threw that book-end.” “People have no business to have such things around,” growled Hutchins. “Don’t be silly. In a moment of blind rage, anything handy becomes a weapon. Look how often a paper-cutter is used to stab, merely because it lies ready to hand. Let’s see the scarab, again.” ”
Carolyn Wells,
More Lives Than One — XIV. Marcia Selden’s Opinions
(1923)
“ These artists seemed not to have very deep susceptibilities. Both Post and Rodman Jarvis, though good pals of Locke’s, had practically no help to offer Pearl Jane. In their circle, every man was for himself—and every woman also. They were not hard-hearted—they were merely cold-blooded and absorbed in their own affairs. “They’ll never arrest the kid,” Post said to Jarvis. “Why worry? And, for all I know, there may have been some affair between Locke and the Barham woman. ”
