He tried, more for the purpose of avoiding it than for any curiosity, to remember what he had ever heard of David Dassonville that would account for his daughter's teaching school when she evidently wasn't able for it, but he talked of Mrs.Merrithew.
"I must call on her," he said, "as soon as she will permit me.

But tell me, what business did I do with her husband ?" "It was a mortgage--those poor McGuires, you know, were in such trouble, and you----" "Yes, I was always nervous about mortgages.

I was bitten by one once.
But dear me, I did not expect to have my youthful indiscretions coming out like this.

What else did she tell you ?" The girl laughed delightedly.

"Well, we did rather talk you over.