"You should have waked me, Ruth;" turning reproachfully to his niece, whose conduct had never, in his eyes, fallen short of perfection till this moment.

"Little nap after luncheon.

Hardly asleep.
You should have waked me." "There was Aunt Fanny," said Ruth, feeling as if she had committed some grave sin.
"Ah-h!" said Mr.Alwynn, as if her reason were a weighty one, his memory possibly recalling the orchestral flourish which as a rule heralded his wife's return to consciousness.

"True, true, my dear.

I must be going," as the chime ceased.