And there we'd be, as easy as anything.

I can see us very happy together." But he did not as yet know his niece.

She shook her head.
"No," she said.

"I'm going to live with Aunt Anne and Aunt Elizabeth.
We wouldn't be happy, Uncle, you and I.Our house would always be in a mess and there are so many things that I must learn that only another woman could teach me.

I never had a chance with father." He had entered upon this little walk with every intention of settling the whole affair before their return.