"You'll have to stay.

It can't be helped but--father will have a fit." "A fit ?" murmured Spence.

Privately he thought that a fit might do the old gentleman good.
"He hates having anyone here," she went on thoughtfully.

"It upsets him." "Does it?
But why?
I can understand it upsetting you.

But he--he doesn't do the work, does he ?" "Not exactly," the girl smiled.