22/25 Father knows him -- they met some years ago in the Legislature, and father has done him some service or other since. He has no family -- except one or two children not grown up -- his wife is dead -- so I suppose he was glad of somebody to help him eat his fine dinners. He said some very handsome things to encourage me. He might have offered me the use of his library -- but he did not." "Perhaps he hasn't one." "Yes he has -- a good one." "It's got into the wrong hands, I'm afraid," said Winthrop. |