“Ineversawhertaketoanyonesoquick，“Laurasmiled。Howardnoticedherinparticularforthefirsttime。Shehadonacleancalicodressandaginghamapron，andshelookedstrongandfreshandhandsome。Herheadwasintellectual，hereyesfullofpower。
Sheseemedanxioustoremovetheimpressionofherunpleasantlooksandwordsthenightbefore。Indeed，itwouldhavebeenhardtoresistHoward’ssunnygoodnature。
Thebabylaughedandcrowed。Theoldmothercouldnottakeherdimeyesoffthefaceofherson，butsatsmilingathimasheateandrattledon。Whenherosefromthetableatlast，aftereatingheartilyandpraisingitall，hesaidwithasmile：
“Well，nowI’lljusttelephonedowntotheexpressandhavemytrunkbroughtup。I’vegotafewlittlethingsinthereyou’llenjoyseeing。Butthisfellow，“indicatingthebaby，“Ididn’ttakeintoaccount。Butnevermind；UncleHowardmakethatallright。“
“Youain’tgoin’tolayitupaginGrant，beyou，myson？“Mrs。