7/23 Never completely dressed; never completely dry; always with a baby in one hand and a novel in the other--such was Finch's wife. I hope somebody has told Miss Finch you are here. She has her own establishment, and manages everything herself. Have you had a pleasant journey ?" (These words were spoken vacantly, as if her mind was occupied with something else. My first impression of her suggested that she was a weak, good-natured woman, and that she must have originally occupied a station in the humbler ranks of life.) "Thank you, Mrs.Finch," I said. |