Besides, Uncle George is in Congress; the family like to have someone there." "Why ?" "Well, it's sort of a good thing in one way.

For instance, my Uncle Sydney Amberson and his wife, Aunt Amelia, they haven't got much of anything to do with themselves--get bored to death around here, of course.

Well, probably Uncle George'll have Uncle Sydney appointed minister or ambassador, or something like that, to Russia or Italy or somewhere, and that'll make it pleasant when any of the rest of the family go travelling, or things like that.

I expect to do a good deal of travelling myself when I get out of college." On the stairway he pointed out this prospective ambassadorial couple, Sydney and Amelia.

They were coming down, fronting the ascending tide, and as conspicuous over it as a king and queen in a play.