"I'll engage her as soon as we finish." Kate smiled, but when she saw the ease and dexterity with which he ended Jennie Weeks' work as a waiter and installed her as his mother's maid, making the least detail all right with his mother, with Jennie, with the manager, she realized that there had been nothing for her to smile about.

Jennie was delighted, and began her new undertaking earnestly, with sincere desire to please.

Kate helped her all she could, while Mrs.Jardine developed a fund of patience commensurate with the need of it.

She would have endured more inconvenience than resulted from Jennie's inexperienced hands because of the realization that her son and the girl she had so quickly learned to admire were on the lake, rambling the woods, or hearing lectures together.
When she asked him how long he could remain, he said as long as she did.

When she explained that she was enjoying herself thoroughly and had no idea how long she would want to stay, he said that was all right; he had only had one vacation in his life; it was time he was having another.