Myfatherwasstillatthewindow。
Inthatidlepositionhecouldhardlycomplainofmeforinterruptinghim，ifIventuredtotalkabouttheletterswhichI
hadputtogether。Ifmycuriositydispleasedhim，hehadonlytosayso，andtherewouldbeanendtoanyallusionsofminetothesubject。Myfirstideawastojoinhimatthewindow。Onreflection，andstillperceivingthathekepthisbackturnedonme，Ithoughtitmightbemoreprudenttoremainatthetable。
\"ThisMissChanceseemstobeanimpudentperson？\"Isaid。
\"Yes。\"