'As you said we could make a little trip of it, and go over together, if it was done, Minnie and me--and you.' 'Oh! I thought you were going to leave me out altogether,' said Mr.
Omer, laughing till he coughed.
'-- As you was so good as to say that,' resumed the young man, 'why I turned to with a will, you see.

Will you give me your opinion of it ?' 'I will,' said Mr.Omer, rising.

'My dear'; and he stopped and turned to me: 'would you like to see your--' 'No, father,' Minnie interposed.
'I thought it might be agreeable, my dear,' said Mr.Omer.

'But perhaps you're right.' I can't say how I knew it was my dear, dear mother's coffin that they went to look at.

I had never heard one making; I had never seen one that I know of .-- but it came into my mind what the noise was, while it was going on; and when the young man entered, I am sure I knew what he had been doing.
The work being now finished, the two girls, whose names I had not heard, brushed the shreds and threads from their dresses, and went into the shop to put that to rights, and wait for customers.