"Poor girl! to be run away with and married! What a blow for our family!" Mrs.Dinks resumed her glasses, and looked unutterably at Mrs.Dagon.

But Mrs.Dinks, on her side, knowing the limitations of Alfred's income, and believing in the Newt resources, did not wish to divert from him any kindness of the Newts.

So she outgeneraled Mrs.Dagon again.
"Yes, indeed, it is an outrage upon all our feelings.

We must, of course, be mutually shocked at the indiscretion of these members of both our families." "Yes, oh yes!" answered Mrs.Newt.

"I do declare! what do people do so for ?" Neither cared to take the next step, and make the obvious and necessary inquiries as to the future, for neither wished to betray the thought that was uppermost.