William Dean Howells

Name: A Hazard of New Fortunes — Part Second, Chapter XIV
Author: William Dean Howells

A Hazard of New Fortunes — Part Second… (1890)

Summary

“A Hazard of New Fortunes — Part Second, Chapter XIV”, published in 1890, is a work by William Dean Howells. It explores elements such as Fulkerson, Beaton and Leighton.

Quotes from A Hazard of New Fortunes — Part Second… (William Dean Howells)

William Dean Howells, A Hazard of New Fortunes — Part Second… (1890)

“ I tell you, March, that seven-shooting self-cocking donkey of a Beaton has given us the greatest start! He's caught on like a mouse. He's made the thing awfully chic; it's jimmy; there's lots of dog about it. He's managed that process so that the illustrations look as expensive as first-class wood-cuts, and they're cheaper than chromos. He's put style into the whole thing."
"Oh yes," said March, with eager meekness, "it's Beaton that's done it."
Fulkerson read jealousy of Beaton in Mrs. March's face. "Beaton has given us the start because his work appeals to the eye. ”

[↩︎]

Source: Wikisource

William Dean Howells, A Hazard of New Fortunes — Part Second… (1890)

“ Leighton sank deep into an accusing gloom when at last she found herself alone with her daughter. "I don't know what you are thinking about, Alma Leighton. If you don't like Mr. Beaton--"
"I don't."
"You don't? You know better than that. You know that, you did care for him."
"Oh! that's a very different thing. That's a thing that can be got over."
"Got over!" repeated Mrs. Leighton, aghast.
"Of course, it can! Don't be romantic, mamma. People get over dozens of such fancies. They even marry for love two or three times." ”

[↩︎]

Source: Wikisource

William Dean Howells, A Hazard of New Fortunes — Part Second… (1890)

“ But I know him and I don't. He's more kinds of a good fellow than people generally understand. He doesn't wear his heart upon his sleeve-not his ulster sleeve, anyway. You can always count me on your side when it's a question of finding Beaton not guilty if he'll leave the State."
Alma set her drawing against the wall, in rising to say goodnight to Fulkerson. He bent over on his stick to look at it. "Well, it's beautiful," he sighed, with unconscious sincerity.
Alma made him a courtesy of mock modesty. "Thanks to Miss Woodburn!" ”

[↩︎]

Source: Wikisource

William Dean Howells, A Hazard of New Fortunes — Part Second… (1890)

“ Alma asked, lifting her head and her hand from her drawing, and staring at it absently.
Fulkerson pushed both his hands through his whiskers. "Look here! Look here!" he said. "Won't somebody start some other subject? We haven't had the weather up yet, have we? Or the opera? What is the matter with a few remarks about politics?"
"Why, Ah thoat you lahked to toak about the staff of yo' magazine," said Miss Woodburn.
"Oh, I do!" said Fulkerson. "But not always about the same member of it. He gets monotonous, when he doesn't get complicated. ”

[↩︎]

Source: Wikisource

William Dean Howells, A Hazard of New Fortunes — Part Second… (1890)

“ She happened to see my copy of 'Every Other Week', and said she knew the editor; and told me."
"Well, it's a little world," said Fulkerson. "You seem to be touching elbows with everybody. Just think of your having had our head translator for a model."
"Ah think that your whole publication revolves aroand the Leighton family," said Miss Woodburn.
"That's pretty much so," Fulkerson admitted. "Anyhow, the publisher seems disposed to do so."
"Are you the publisher? I thought it was Mr. Dryfoos," said Alma. ”

[↩︎]

Source: Wikisource

William Dean Howells, A Hazard of New Fortunes — Part Second… (1890)

“ But I don't know that I ever saw it drive him out of the room before!"
"Well, he isn't always so bad," said Miss Woodburn. "But it was a case of hate at first sight, and it seems to be growin' on papa."
"Well, I can understand that," said Fulkerson. "The impulse to destroy Beaton is something that everybody has to struggle against at the start."
"I must say, Mr. Fulkerson," said Mrs. Leighton, in the tremor through which she nerved herself to differ openly with any one she liked, "I never had to struggle with anything of the kind, in regard to Mr. Beaton. ”

[↩︎]

Source: Wikisource

William Dean Howells, A Hazard of New Fortunes — Part Second… (1890)

“ I was afraid maybe you had got it too good, with that Boston refinement of yours; but I reckon you haven't. I'll risk it. I don't see how you got so much variety into so few things, and all of them palpitant, all of 'em on the keen jump with actuality. ”

[↩︎]

Source: Wikisource

William Dean Howells, A Hazard of New Fortunes — Part Second… (1890)

“ He said this reckless of the fact that he had already shown them the design of the second number, which was Beaton's weird bit of gas-country landscape.
"Ah don't see why you don't wrahte the fiction for your magazine, Mr. ”

William Dean Howells

Summary

Quotes from A Hazard of New Fortunes — Part Second… (William Dean Howells)

Common terms

Similar works

Get perspective with Kwize: daily news enlightened by great literature