AsTomsaidthishiseyeinvoluntarilywanderedfromthewidow’sface，tothecomfortsaroundhim。
Thewidowlookedmorepuzzledthanever，andmadeanefforttorise。
Tomgentlypressedherhand，asiftodetainher，andshekeptherseat，Widows，gentlemen，arenotusuallytimorous，asmyuncleusedtosay。
`IamsureIamverymuchobligedtoyou，sir，foryourgoodopinion，’
saidthebuxomlandlady，halflaughing。`andifeverImarryagain——’