By Edith Wharton
ReadOasis Step 2
(Part 3)

As Laurence Meyer walked into the hotel room, Mister Mindon began to feel better. Two men followed him. One was Mister Mindon's rich uncle, Ezra Brown. The other was Reverend Bonito, the minister of Mister Mindon?s church.

Mister Mindon looked at the three men and felt proud. They came to help him. For the first time in his married life, Mister Mindon felt as important as his wife Mary. Laurence Meyer sat on the edge of the bed and lit a cigarett...