I guess that's it; but I do think she ought to stop his coming there quite so much, especially when people know that about her property." Cynthia's property was hers on condition that her husband took her name if she married, otherwise it was forfeited to her sister's child.

"Catch a Risley ever taking his wife's name!" said Mrs.
Lloyd.

"Of course Cynthia would be willing to give up the money if she loved him, but I don't believe she does.

It seems as if Lyman Risley ought to see it would be better for him not to go there so much if they weren't going to be married." So it happened when Risley caught up her question to Cynthia in that peremptory fashion, Mrs.Lloyd felt in addition to the present cause some which had gone before for her grievance.

She addressed herself thereafter entirely and pointedly to Cynthia.