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第6章 胡同乱战

　　"This here Single Tax is the thing," said another. "There ain'tgoing to be no order till it comes."

　　"I'm so glad to see you," said Carrie, pleased and yetnonplussed. Of all times, this was the worst to encounter Mrs.Vance. "Why, I'm living down town here. I've been intending tocome and see you. Where are you living now?"

　　"Had your breakfast yet?" inquired that worthy.

　　"Explain!" demanded Mr. Bamberger vigorously.

　　"You must marry me, though," she said."I'll get a license to-day," he answered.

　　After a few moments of silence, she stood up, dry-eyed, andlooked out the window. Hurstwood was just strolling up thestreet, from the flat, toward Sixth Avenue.

　　Besides, he had the disagreeable fear of meeting old-timefriends, ever since one such encounter which he made shortlyafter his arrival in the city. It was in Broadway that he saw aman approaching him whom he knew. There was no time forsimulating non-recognition. The exchange of glances had been toosharp, the knowledge of each other too apparent. So the friend,a buyer for one of the Chicago wholesale houses, felt, perforce,the necessity of stopping.

　　Chapter VIII

　　"We'd better be going up there," observed Carrie later in theafternoon.