This townscarcely knows that the Revolution has
ended yet.
Ben,I think we had better have a plain talk, dont
you? HE took it down, she cried, hysterically.
Iwas accused of doin that and it made me mad, at
the time. But now her sovereignty was sometimes disputed.
Well, I think I know more about him than you or
Captain Cummingsdo, and I do like him. He could not know, because she did not know,
herself.
They didnot teach that at the Edgewater Normal. The
Brewsters should trouble his thoughts no longer.
No, he replied, with an attempt at a smile. Thename
of his informants he did not disclose, although he intimatedthere were more than
one. I did not meanto be selfish in making it, I meant to be even generous. And how,
especially, is the fascinating Elvira?
And says he, Yes indeed, Azure, hesays, be it ever
so humble, eh! Mary heard it all, to the very end, her lips tightening and hercolor
rising as she listened.
Ben Brewsterhad been a gay boy in his day. That
evening, however, she spoke and to the point.
Iwas accused of doin that and it made me mad, at
the time.
The portrait of great-grandfather Brewsterhad
covered that space, but it covered it no longer. No, he hasnt told any one, youmay
be sure of that. Withthe old Brewster home, the house and grounds, he was
moreinterested.
And now you will forgive and forget, wont
you?
She had given him no chance to argue, even if he
wished to do so.
Of course no one thought anything of the kind. He
was a man,with a full share of human failings. But now her sovereignty was sometimes
disputed.
Perhaps so, but, impatiently, what does that
signify? We wont quarrel over that, Mary, I promise you.
They didnot teach that at the Edgewater Normal.
Hell be in command then; at least hes goin to payall the bills, and it is you wholl
be passenger. Her housekeeping and that portrait belong inthe same age. I shall try
to be more decent hereafter, he assured her. I almost wish Id just packed my
thingsand gone without sayin a word.
Of course no one thought anything of the kind. It
is perfectly splendid for you, my dear, said Mrs. It didnt work out, though, just as
you and I thoughtit might when we had our talk, Dave, did it?