\"IhavejustbeentellingMissKronborgthatthoughI
cannotpromiseheranythingpermanent，Imightgiveher
somethingforthenextfewmonths。Mysopranoisayoungmarriedwomanandistemporarilyindisposed。Shewouldbegladtobeexcusedfromherdutiesforawhile。IlikeMissKronborg’ssingingverymuch，andIthinkshewouldbenefitbytheinstructioninmychoir。Singingheremightverywellleadtosomethingelse。WepayoursopranoonlyeightdollarsaSunday，butshealwaysgetstendollarsforsingingatfunerals。MissKronborghasasympatheticvoice，andIthinktherewouldbeagooddealofdemandforheratfunerals。SeveralAmericanchurchesapplytomeforasoloistonsuchoccasions，andIcouldhelphertopickupquitealittlemoneythatway。\"
ThissoundedlugubrioustoDr。Archie，whohadaphysi—
cian’sdislikeoffunerals，buthetriedtoacceptthesug—