He was here a little more than a week ago, and I asked him how he was getting on at school, and if he had a good teacher, and he said the man was pretty good.

But I want to know about the bear.

How in the world did you happen to be leading a bear ?" I related the ursine incident, which amused her very much, and, as she was a wheelwoman herself, she commiserated with me sincerely on the damage to my machine.
"So you stopped at the Holly Sprig ?" she said.

"And how did you like the mistress of that little inn ?" I replied that I had found her very interesting.
"Yes, she is an interesting woman," said my companion, "and a very pretty one, too.

Some people wonder why she continues to keep the inn, but perhaps she has to.