3/21 "But I'll admit it simplifies matters; there's less to remember. Angelica, our sister here, who is also visiting you, lives near Syracuse I understood some one to say. Married or single ?" "Married," Matilda choked out. And how many little nieces and nephews am I the happy uncle of ?" "She--she has no children." "That's too bad, for I have a particular fondness for children," sorrowed Mr.Pyecroft. "Still, that also simplifies matters, lessening considerably the percentage of chances for regrettable lapses of memory." He pursued his genealogical inquiries into all possibly useful details. |