Humph!Iguesslikelyyoudidn’tsleepanytoowelllastnight,didyou?
Albertshookhishead。Nottoowell,Rachel,hereplied。
Ishouldn’twonder。Well,Idoubtiftherewastoomuchsleepanywheresinthishouselastnight。Soyou’rereallygoin’towar,areyou,Albert?
Yes。IfthewarwillletmeIcertainlyam。
Dear,dear!……Well,I——Ithinkit’swhatRobertPenfoldwouldhavedoneifhewasinyourplace。I’vebeengoin’overitandgoin’overithalfthenight,myself,andI’vecometothatconclusion。It’sgoin’tobeawfulhardonyourgrandmaandgrandfatherandmeandLabe,allusfolkshereathome,butIguessit’sthethingyou’doughttodo,thePenfoldkindofthing。