"You'll do as you are, chick; but the Lord knows what sort of man you would make.

You take his advice and let well alone." Finding him in this genial frame of mind, I ventured to explain my proposition to him and to enlist his support.

He considered it with attentive approval, and when I had finished turned to his daughter.
"What is your objection, chick ?" he asked.
"It would give Doctor Berkeley such a fearful lot of work," she answered.
"It would give him a fearful lot of pleasure," I said.

"It would, really." "Then why not ?" said Mr.Bellingham.

"We don't mind being under an obligation to the Doctor, do we ?" "Oh, it wasn't that!" she exclaimed hastily.
"Then take him at his word.