The Marriage Expedient

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lobby to eavesdrop on their conversation. On their way ther

t as I put my ears to it, I heard my fath

d again and my father stood there, one hand on the door frame. "A

th him. The four men had not sat

o the business. A part of it. And I'd want her to hear this. Roshni, this

ous feeling to me. I sat down ev

you why we are here, Mr.

said Mr. Richard. "There is no

elfry, waving his right hand in a circular motion ove

reckon that my daughter here has already figured that out." Mr. Richard smiled

how you intend to

te particu

mean?" aske

ned about the company at large,

n. Can anything be salv

ry's question mad

ve books from some of our signed writers in the stores. Only

stin. It is a dangerous one. You say there are still books from the writers? Hm

r said n

han what we are having right now, you made a front to increas

t, Green," Mr.

call it a f

re solidly behind it. And I have no idea who put

antly. And it was true. However, h

e so the books would sell. Why not push them some more money to sponso

easons," Wi

undoubtedly, is that Austin should be all

ea alone," stated Mr. Belfry. "It is like a

not be returned. It is stated so in your contract clause. The company who published their books and gave them

s stores?" Wishden asked. "

men looked at me. "I think there

l us," urg

caused the company to fall," I said, and

. What we care about is our investments. How

to the point where my father might have

Aus

d thank you for coming, I must say. This plac

ke no one l

a plan to salvage my company from the dire straits it is in. And before you ask

s?" said M

millions of dollars, right? And you

t is what

t was Wishden who asked the biting quest

r investments back while I w

id. "And we come back to collect our

entered, silent and anxious. But my father had made them more anxious than before. J

Using my l