[Ramsey Milholland by Booth Tarkington]@TWC D-Link bookRamsey Milholland CHAPTER VII 6/8
"Who on earth is his clinging vine? Why, she's got _lavender_ tops on her shoes and--" "Don't look round!" she warned him sharply.
"Don't--" "Well, what's he doing at a Baptist church? What's he fidgeting at his handkerchief about? Why can't he walk like people? Does he think it's obligatory to walk home from church anchored arm-in-arm like Swedes on a Sunday Out? Who _is_ this cow-eyed fat girl that's got him, anyhow ?" "Hush! Don't look round again, John." "Never fear!" said her husband, having disobeyed.
"They've turned off; they're crossing over to Bullard Street.
Who is it ?" "I think her name's Rust," Mrs.Milholland informed him.
"I don't know what her father does.
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