 | CHAP. I. Eli Perkins (at large) |  |
1. CHAP. I.
“Eli!”
“Yes, Julia,” I said
as I helped my sweetheart
dress the room
for her Christmas party.
“Well, Eli, I was
going to say that I
could live in a garret
with the man I loved
if —”
“If what, Julia?” I said, handing
her up another sprig of cedar.
“Why, if it had a nice Otis elevator and
I could have my meals sent in from Delmonico's
and —
| CHAP. I. Eli Perkins (at large) | |