“Eh？Didn’tI？Imusthaveforgottentomentionit。She——sheIS
here，youknow。“Mrs。Wyethshookherhead。
“Samuel，you’reperfectlyidiotictoday，“shedeclared。“Ofcoursesheishere；anyonewitheyescanseesheis。Sheis——ahem——
visitingmeandsheisattendingtheMissesCabot’sschool。There！
Now，Mr。Smithunderstands，Ihope。Anddinnerisready。Don’tanyofyousayanotherworduntilweareatthetable。MyfatherusedtosaythatlukewarmsoupwastheworstsortofcoldreceptionandI