They had never thought of any thing but of being taken home at once by their boy.
"You see," Ascott said, in a little confusion, "you wouldn't be comfortable with me.

A young fellow's lodgings are not like a house of one's own, and, besides--" "Besides, when a young fellow is ashamed of his old aunts, he can easily find reasons." "Hush, Selina!" interposed Miss Leaf.

"My dear boy, your old aunts would never let you inconvenience yourself for them.

Take us to an inn for the night, and to morrow we will find lodgings for ourselves." Ascott looked greatly relieved.
"And you are not vexed with me, Aunt Johanna ?" said he, with something of his old childish tone of compunction, as he saw--he could not help seeing--the utter weariness which Johanna tried so hard to hide.
"No, my dear, not vexed.

Only I wish we had known this a little sooner that we might have made arrangements.