Herhusbandbegantolaugh。\"Ah，youoverdidtheaccusing—spiritbusiness，andthisisreparation。\"
ButMrs。Coreyhurriedon，withcombineddignityandanxiety——
\"Wecan’tignoreTom’sintimacywiththem——itamountstothat；itwillprobablycontinueevenifit’smerelyafancy，andwemustseemtoknowit；whatevercomesofit，wecan’tdisownit。Theyareverysimple，unfashionablepeople，andunworldly；butIcan’tsaythattheyareoffensive，unless——unless，\"sheadded，inpropitiationofherhusband’ssmile，\"unlessthefather——howdidyoufindthefather？\"sheimplored。
\"Hewillbeveryentertaining，\"saidCorey，\"ifyoustarthimonhispaint。Whatwasthedisagreeabledaughterlike？Shallyouhaveher？\"
\"She’slittleanddark。Wemusthavethemall，\"