Well, good-bye to you both! Now that I have so grossly misbehaved myself, she has a good excuse for refusing even to enter the room when I am here.

But do speak a word for me whilst I am away, Mary.' He shook hands with them, scarcely looking at their faces, and abruptly departed.
The women stood for a moments at a distance from each other.

Then Miss Barfoot glanced at her friend and laughed.
'Really my poor cousin is not very discreet.' 'Anything but,' Rhoda answered, resting on the back of a chair, her eyes cast down.

'Do you think he will really cane his sister-in-law ?' 'How can you ask such a question ?' 'It would be amusing.

I should think better of him for it.' 'Well, make it a condition.