And, really, you know, I just couldn't believe my ears.

And you wouldn't, either, if you knew Father.

"Why, _I_ never saw him act like that!" "No, I guess you didn't," laughed Nurse Sarah with a shrug.

"And neither did anybody else--for long." "But how long did it last ?" I asked.
"Oh, a month, or maybe six weeks," shrugged Nurse Sarah.

"Then it came September and college began, and your father had to go back to his teaching.