And you like the house, Mr.Travilla, do you not ?" "Very much, so far as I have seen it.

This is a beautiful room, and the dining-room pleased me equally well." "Ah, I am eager to show you all!" she cried, rising quickly and laying her hand on the bell-rope.
"Stay, little wife, not to-night," he said, "you are too much fatigued." She glided to the back of the easy chair in which he sat, and leaning over him, said laughingly, "I'm not conscious of being fatigued, but I have promised to obey and----" "Hush, hush!" he said flushing, "I meant to have that left out; and did I not tell you you were to have your own way that night and ever after?
You've already done enough of obeying to last you a lifetime.

But please come round where I can see you better." Then, as she stepped to his side, he threw an arm about her and drew her to his knee.
"But it wasn't left out," she said, shyly returning his fond caress; "I promised and must keep my word." "Ah, but if you can't, you can't; how will you obey when you get no orders ?" "So you don't mean to give me any ?" "No, indeed; I'm your husband, your friend, your protector, your lover, but not your master." "Now, Mr.Travilla----" "I asked you to call me Edward." "But it seems so disrespectful." "More so than to remind me of the disparity of our years?
or than to disregard my earnest wish?
Then I think I'll have to require the keeping of the promise in this one thing.

Say Edward, little wife, and never again call me Mr.Travilla when we are alone." "Well, Edward, I will try to obey; and if I use the wrong word through forgetfulness you must please excuse it.

But ah, I remember papa would say that was no excuse." "But I shall not be so strict--unless you forget too often.