She could take the work out there and do it as well as here, and she could come in now and then, when a chance offered, and ask me about the hard words, for which she could leave blanks.

Or, if I happen to be in the neighborhood, I could stop in there and see how she was getting on.

I would much rather arrange the business in that way, than have her pop into my office at any moment to ask me about my illegible words." "I should think the work could be done just as well out of the house as in it," said the doctor's wife, who would be willing to have again the use of the little room that she had cheerfully given up to the copyist of her husband's book, which she, quite as earnestly as Miss Panney, desired to be given to the world.
"The first thing to do," said she, "is to make them acquainted.

At first the Haverleys would not be likely to favor the plan.

They no doubt consider themselves sufficient company for each other, and although a slight addition to their income would probably be of advantage, I think they are too young and unpractical to care much about that." "How would it do to have the Dranes and the Haverleys here, and give them a first-class La Fleur dinner ?" asked the doctor.
"I do not like that," said his wife.