It was a dull, unnatural life the girl was leading with Old Aunt.

And Joe was earning good money.

They wouldn't have long to wait, these two young people, as a beau and his girl often have to wait, as he, Bunting, and Daisy's mother had had to do, for ever so long before they could be married.

No, there was no reason why they shouldn't be spliced quite soon--if so the fancy took them.

And Bunting had very little doubt that so the fancy would take Joe, at any rate.
But there was plenty of time.