"I'm afraid he'll make a lot of objections, on account of the weather and everything.

I wish we'd had a chance to tell him last night or this morning.

I'd have telephoned to him this afternoon except--well, I scarcely like to call him up at that place, since your father----" "No, of course not, mama." "If Walter gets home late," Mrs.Adams went on, "I'll just slip out and speak to him, in case Mr.Russell's here before he comes.

I'll just tell him he's got to hurry and get his things on." "Maybe he won't come home to dinner," Alice suggested, rather hopefully.
"Sometimes he doesn't." "No; I think he'll be here.

When he doesn't come he usually telephones by this time to say not to wait for him; he's very thoughtful about that.