I might give zest to this dull love-affair by telling you that Mr.Minorkey opposed the match.

Next to a disdainful lady-love, the best thing for a writer and a reader is a furious father.

But I must be truthful at all hazards, and I am obliged to say that while Mr.Minorkey would have been delighted to have had for son-in-law some man whose investments might have multiplied Helen's inheritance, he was yet so completely under the influence of his admired daughter that he gave a consent, tacitly at least, to anything she chose to do.

So that Helen became recognized presently as the prospective Mrs.Charlton.

Mrs.Plausaby liked her because she wore nice dresses, and Katy loved her because she loved Brother Albert.