\"Noneintheworld,love,ifyouapproveofit,\"saysthewife。
AllthiswhilepoorMr。Yatmansatlookingthepictureofastonishmentanddistress,quiteoutofplaceatourpoliteconference。Thebookswerebrought,andoneminute’slookatthepagesinwhichMrs。Yatman’snamefiguredwasenough,andmorethanenough,toprovethetruthofeverywordthatIhadspoken。
There,inonebook,wasthehusband’saccountwhichMr。Yatmanhadsettled;andthere,intheother,wastheprivateaccount,crossedoffalso,thedateofsettlementbeingtheverydayafterthelossofthecash—box。Thissaidprivateaccountamountedtothesumofahundredandseventy—fivepounds,oddshillings,anditextendedoveraperiodofthreeyears。Notasingleinstallmenthadbeenpaidonit。Underthelastlinewasanentrytothiseffect:\"Writtentoforthethirdtime,June23d。\"I
pointedtoit,andaskedthemillinerifthatmeant\"lastJune。\"
Yes,itdidmeanlastJune;andshenowdeeplyregrettedtosaythatithadbeenaccompaniedbyathreatoflegalproceedings。