It was smooth and calm, and Agatha found it rested her eyes and brain.

She wanted to be tranquil, but must shortly rouse herself when Mrs.Farnam and George began their joint attack.

George had an ominously determined look, and she knew Mabel would give him her support.
"Why didn't you come and stop with us?
Florence expected you," he said by and by.
Agatha saw he was feeling for an opening, and since it was hard to put him off, answered with a smile: "You are a persistent fellow, and I'm not fond of argument.

I wanted to be quiet." "You mean you were afraid I'd get after you about your crank notion of finding the old man's lode?
As you haven't talked about it for some time, I'd begun to hope you had given that folly up.

Are you going ?" "Some time; I may go very soon.