"It is paid to his bank." "I don't suppose," said Linda casually, "it would amount to enough to keep one in shoes these inflated days." "Oh, I don't know about that," said John testily.

"I have seen a few of those cheques in your Father's time.

You should be able to keep fairly well supplied with shoes." "So I should," said Linda drily.

"So I should." Then she led him to the back of the house and talked the incident out of his mind as cleverly as possible by giving him an intensive botanical study of Cotyledon.

But she could not interest him quite so deeply as she had hoped, for presently he said: "Eileen tells me that you're parting with some of the books." "Only technical ones for which I could have no possible use," said Linda.