Herhusbandstilllookedeverythingbutcontented。
Sofarastheyoungfellowhimselfgoes，hesaid，Ilikehim，rather。I’vetalkedwithhimonlyonce，ofcourse，andthenheandIweren’tagreeingexactly。ButIlikedhim，nevertheless。IfhewereanythingbutafoolpoetIshouldbemorereconciled。
Hewassnubbedimmediately。THAT，declaredMrs。Fosdick，withdecision，istheonlythingthatmakeshimpossible。
SoMrs。Fosdick’swelcomewaswhole-handedifnotwhole-hearted。
Andherhusband’salsowascordialandintimate。TheonlymemberoftheFosdickhouseholdwhodidnotregardtheguestwithfavorwasGoogoo。Thataristocraticbull-pupwasstillirreconcilablyhostile。WhenAlbertattemptedtopethimheappearedtobeplanningtodevourthecaressinghand，andwhenrebukedbyhismistressretiredbeneathadavenport，growlingominously。EvenwhenignominiouslyexpelledfromtheroomhegrowledandcastlongingbackwardglancesattheSperanzaankles。No，Googoodidnotdissemble。AlbertwasperfectlysureofhisstandinginGoogoo’sestimation。