"I certainly don't go out of my road to hunt up these things." "No-o-o-o," she admitted.

"But fate hasn't thrust this particular opportunity upon me, although I'm right with you at the time.

It never would have occurred to me to ask about those walnut trees." "It would have occurred to your father," he retorted quickly.
"Yes, it might have occurred to father, but I think that under the circumstances he would have waited until to-morrow to see about it." "I suppose I might be that way when I arrive at his age," Sam commented philosophically, "but just now I can't afford it.

His 'seeing about it to-morrow' cost him between five and six thousand dollars the last time I had anything to do with him." She laughed.

She was enjoying Sam's company very much.