36/50 "They wouldn't be like strangers, you know." Jed rubbed his chin. "I--I don't know's I would," he mused, "always providin' they didn't mind me. But I don't cal'late Mrs. If she took Babbie, you know, there wouldn't be anybody left to keep him company." Miss Hunniwell twirled the fox tail in an opposite direction. "Oh, of course," she said, with elaborate carelessness, "we should invite Mrs.Armstrong's brother if we invited her. |