But Vavasor before he left did get the money from Mr. Magruin,--122 10s.--for which an acceptance at two months for 500 was given in exchange,--and carried it off in triumph. "Do tell him to be punctual," said Mr. Magruin, when Vavasor took his leave. "I do so like young men to be punctual. But I really think Mr. Fitzgerald is the most unpunctual young man I ever did know yet."
"I think he is," said George Vavasor, as he went away.
He ate his Christmas dinner in absolute solitude at an eating-house near his lodgings. It may be supposed that no man dares to dine at his club on a Christmas Day. He at any rate did not so dare;--and after dinner he wandered about through the streets, wondering within his mind how he would endure the restraints of married life. And the same dull monotony of his days was continued for a week, during which he waited, not impatiently, for an answer to his letter. And before the end of the week the answer came.
He did get the money from Mr. Magruin - 122 10s. - in exchange for a promise of 500 in two months.
"Do tell him to be punctual," said Mr. Magruin. "I really think Mr. Fitzgerald is the most unpunctual young man I ever knew."
"I think he is," said George Vavasor, as he went away.
He ate his Christmas dinner in solitude at an eating-house near his lodgings. After dinner he wandered through the streets, wondering how he would endure the restraints of married life. The same dull monotony of his days was continued for a week, while he waited for an answer to his letter. And before the end of the week the answer came.