Hasn't papa told you ?" Mrs.Bassett glanced at her husband with alert suspicion, thinking that perhaps in her absence he had been conniving to this end with Marian.
Bassett smiled at his daughter's adroitness in taking advantage of Harwood's presence to introduce this subject; it had been the paramount issue with her for several years.
"I shall be glad enough to stay at Fraserville the rest of my days if I get through another Waupegan summer safely," said Mrs.Bassett.

"The mere thought of moving is horrible!" "Oh, we wouldn't exactly move in coming here; we'd have an apartment in one of these comfortable new houses and come down while the legislature's in session, so we can be with papa.

And there's ever so much music here now, and the theatres, and I could have a coming-out party here.

You know I never had one, papa.

And it would be nice to be near Aunt Sally; she's getting old and needs us." "Yes; she undoubtedly does," said Bassett, with faint irony.
Her daughter's rapid fire of suggestions wearied Mrs.Bassett.