My child is not absolutely repellent, you know, and a good many young men come to the house." Then suddenly remembering that her oracle had already spoken on this subject, she asked more humbly, "What was it made you say he was in love, Vin ?" "Just an impression," said Farron.
Mr.Lanley had been thinking it over.
"It was not the custom in my day," he began, and then remembering that this was one of his sister Alberta's favorite openings, he changed the form of his sentence.

"I never allowed you to see stray young men--" His daughter interrupted him.
"But I always saw them, Papa.

I used to let them come early in the afternoon before you came in." In his heart Mr.Lanley doubted that this had been a regular custom, but he knew it would be unwise to argue the point; so he started fresh.
"When a young man is attentive to a girl like Mathilde--" "But he isn't," said Adelaide.

"At least not what I should have called attentive when I was a girl." "Your experience was not long, my dear.

You were married at Mathilde's age." "You may be sure of one thing, Papa, that I don't desire an early marriage for my daughter." "Very likely," returned her father, getting up, and buttoning the last button of his coat; "but you may have noticed that we can't always get just what we most desire for our children." When he had gone, Vincent looked at his wife and smiled, but smiled without approval.