"You might begin with him, eh, Patsy ?" "No," said the girl, a shade falling on her face.

"He is always busy.
He has such long hours.

He works his day's work with the men and then he always goes up to the office to his father--and--and--Oh, I don't know, I wish he would come.

He's not--" Patricia fell suddenly silent.
"Jack is very much engaged," said her mother quietly.
"Naturally he is tied up, learning the business, I mean," said the elder sister quietly.

"He has little time for mere social frivolities and that sort of thing." "It's not that, Adrien," said Patricia.