And when he wouldn't, and it seemed likely that there might be legal proceedings and--and a great fuss--in which naturally he would want his secretary to help him--' 'You just felt you couldn't?
Well, of course I understand that,' said Pamela fervently.

'But then, you see,' she laughed, 'there isn't going to be a fuss.

The plough just walked in, and the fifty acres will be done in no time.' Elizabeth looked as she felt--worried.
'It's very puzzling.

I wonder what happened?
But I am afraid there will be other things where your father and I shall disagree--if, that is, he wants me to do so much else for him than the Greek work--' 'But you might say that you wouldn't do anything else but the Greek work ?' 'Yes, I might,' said Elizabeth smiling, 'but once I've begun--' 'You couldn't keep to it ?--father couldn't keep to it ?' Elizabeth shook her head decidedly.

A little smile played about her lips, as much as to say, 'I am a managing woman and you must take me at that.