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After luncheon, he went for a stroll with Alice, and she told him
how she had been passing the time. "Young Curtiss was here for a
couple of days," she said.
"General Prentice's nephew?" he asked.
"Yes. He told me he had met you," said she. "What do you think of
him?"
"He struck me as a sensible chap," said Montague.
"I like him very much," said Alice. "I think we shall be friends. He
is interesting to talk to; you know he was in a militia regiment
that went to Cuba, and also he's been a cowboy, and all sorts of
exciting things. We took a walk the other morning, and he told me
some of his adventures. They say he's quite a successful lawyer."
"He is in a very successful firm," said Montague. "And he'd hardly
have got there unless he had ability."
"He's a great friend of Laura Hegan's," said Alice. "She was over
here to spend the day. She doesn't approve of many people, so that
is a compliment."
Montague spoke of a visit which he had paid to Laura Hegan, at one
of the neighbouring estates.
"I had quite a talk with her," said Alice.
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