"Not a woman!" cried Euphrasia, horror-stricken at the very thought. "He hasn't took it into his head after all these years--"
"No," said Austen, laughing, "no, no. It's not quite as bad as that, but it's pretty bad."
"In Heaven's name, what is it?" she demanded. "Reformers," said Austen.
"Reformers?" she repeated. "What might they be?"
"Well," answered Austen, "you might call them a new kind of caterpillar-- only they feed on corporations instead of trees."
Euphrasia shook her head vigorously.
"Go 'long," she exclaimed. "When you talk like that I never can follow you, Austen. If Hilary has any worries, I guess he brought 'em on himself. I never knew him to fail."
"Ambitious and designing persons are making trouble for his railroad."
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