52/53 She might live near the school instead of at it. That would be much less expensive." "Um-hm," mused Shadrach, "but--but she'd have to live somewheres, and I for one would want to be mighty particular what sort of a place she lived at." "Naturally. Well, I have thought of that, too, and here is suggestion number three: I have a cousin--a cousin of my first wife's--who lives on Pinckney Street, which is not far from the Misses Cabot's school. This cousin--Mrs.Wyeth is her name--is a widow and she hasn't too much money. She doesn't keep a boarding house exactly, but she has been known to take a few of what she calls 'paying guests.' She's very Bostonian and very particular concerning the references and family connections of those guests, but I think I could manage that. |