I 'phoned him again about Edith, and he said it wouldn't disturb Sibyl, because she'd been expectin' it; she was sure all along it was goin' to happen; and, besides, I guess she's got all that foolishness pretty much out of her, bein' so sick.

But what I thought was, no use bein' rough with her, papa--I expect she's suffered a good deal--and I don't think we'd ought to be, on Roscoe's account.
You'll--you'll be kind o' polite to her, won't you, papa ?" He mumbled something which was smothered under the coverlet he had pulled over his head.
"What ?" she said, timidly.

"I was just sayin' I hoped you'd treat Sibyl all right when she comes, this afternoon.

You will, won't you, papa ?" He threw the coverlet off furiously.

"I presume so!" he roared.
She departed guiltily.
But if he had accepted her proffered wager that Bibbs would go to church with Mary Vertrees that morning, Mrs.Sheridan would have lost.
Nevertheless, Bibbs and Mary did certainly set out from Mr.Vertrees's house with the purpose of going to church.