I am glad George Moreland is away, though I fancy he's too much good sense to swallow a person, just because Ida and his old maid aunt say he must." Here the conversation was interrupted by the entrance of Mr.Lincoln, who came as usual to see his daughter.

In the mean time the two young men, who accidentally met at the gate, had entered Mr.Selden's parlor, and inquired for the young ladies.
"Come, you must go down," said Ida to Mary, when the message was delivered.

This is the third time Mr.Bender has called, and you have no excuse for not now seeing him.

"By the way," she continued, as Mary said something about 'Billy,' "don't call him Billy; we know him as _Mr._ Bender and Billy is so,--so,--" "So countrified," suggested Mary.
"Yes, countrified if you please," returned Ida.

"So after this he is _William_.