What will Bainbridge say ?" Her nephew roused himself.

From long experience he knew that the worst was over.
"Bainbridge, my dear Aunt," he said, "will say exactly what you tell it to say.

It was because we realized this that we decided to leave the whole matter in your hands--all the announcing and things.

But of course," with resignation, "if we have taken too much for granted; if you are not equal to it, we had better not come back to Bainbridge at all." "Oh," cried Aunt Caroline with fresh tears.

"My poor boy! The very idea! To think that I should live to hear you say it! How gladly I would have saved you from this had I known in time." "I am sure you would, Aunt.