48/60 Big man as he was, with his great black beard and manly bearing, I could see he was afraid to differ from her overtly. "Well,--m--perhaps, Clara," he began, peering from under the shaggy eyebrows, "it would be best for a delicate child like Ettie--" Mrs.Le Geyt smiled a compassionate smile. "Ah, I forgot," she cooed, sweetly. "Dear Hugo never CAN understand the upbringing of children. |