Treatedwithbarecivilitysheexpectednomore，shemighthavegoneontoexplainthat“Mrs。Graham“wasgoingout。Shemightalsohavebeenprevailedontomentionthat“Mrs。Graham“hadaskedheraveryremarkablequestionofabusinessnature，attheinterviewbetweenthemupstairs。Asitwas，Mrs。Karnegie’slipsweresealed，andletMr。Karnegiedenyifhedared，thatherichlydeservedit。Mr。Karnegieagreedwithhiswife。
Inhalfanhourmore，“Mrs。Graham“camedownstairs；andacabwassentfor。Mr。Karnegie，infearoftheconsequencesifhedidotherwise，keptinacorner。Mrs。Karnegiefollowedhimintothecorner，andaskedhimhowhedaredactinthatway？Didhepresumetothink，aftertwentyyearsofmarriedlife，thathiswifewasjealous？“Go，youbrute，andhandMrs。Grahamintothecab!“
Mr。Karnegieobeyed。Heasked，atthecabwindow，towhatpartofGlasgowheshouldtellthedrivertogo。Thereplyinformedhimthatthedriverwastotake“Mrs。Graham“totheofficeofMr。
Camp，thelawyer。Assuming“Mrs。Graham“tobeastrangerinGlasgow，andrememberingthatMr。CampwasMr。Karnegie’slawyer，theinferenceappearedtobe，that“Mrs。Graham’s“remarkablequestion，addressedtothelandlady，hadrelatedtolegalbusiness，andtothediscoveryofatrust-worthypersoncapableoftransactingitforher。
Returningtothebar，Mr。Karnegiefoundhiseldestdaughterinchargeofthebooks，thebills，andthewaiters。Mrs。Karnegiehadretiredtoherownroom，justlyindignantwithherhusbandforhisinfamousconductinhanding“Mrs。Graham“intothecabbeforeherowneyes。“It’stheoldstory，Pa，“remarkedMissKarnegie，withthemostperfectcomposure。“Matoldyoutodoit，ofcourse；andthenMasaysyou’veinsultedherbeforealltheservants。Iwonderhowyoubearit？“Mr。Karnegielookedathisboots，andanswered，“Iwonder，too，mydear。“MissKarnegiesaid，“You’renotgoingtoMa，areyou？“Mr。Karnegielookedupfromhisboots，andanswered，“Imust，mydear。“