BY THAT TIME I SHOULD KNOWBETTER HOW THE PRACTICE
WAS SHAPING.
And Mary, watching in silence, thought how pleasant
all this was .
I flatter myself I was thoroughlyoff-hand with him
Andthen she put the question Cuffy dreaded most:
Pray, what wereyou doing there .
BUT EVEN SHOULD YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, MY ADVICE
WOULD BE,NOT TO COME FOR AT LEAST THREE MONTHS. GRAVES, IKNOW, WONT LOOK AT THEM
UNDER TWENTY. For he had carried his talkative fit over to strangers aswell . THIS
SEEMS TO ME AN EXTREMELY FAIR OFFER. THERE ARE ONLY TWOVACANT IN ALL BARAMBOGIE.
FORGIVE ME, TOO, ALL MY IRRITABILITY AND BADTEMPER OF THE PAST SIX
MONTHS.
Im not going to have my children mixed up in
theaffair.
A THIRD LODGE WOULDGIVE A TREMENDOUS FILLIP TO THE
PRACTICE. Angus took him by theshoulder and shook him.
Its all right, Mary; youll soon get used to
it.
But, even as she asked herself the question,
another doubt flew at her.
THE GARDEN IS WELL STOCKED WITH FRUIT,FLOWERS AND
VEGETABLES. Here, where no future beckoned, it seemed justa matter of toiling for
toils sake. FOR GOODNESS SAKE, DONT GO PUTTINGIDEAS OF THAT KIND INTO THE CHILDRENS
HEADS!
Such as the flour mill, thought Mary grimly. SINCE
I WROTE LAST I HAVE HAD A LITTLE MORE TO DO. And Mary, watching in silence, thought
how pleasant all this was .