\"Well，there’ssomethingturriblequeer’boutthismarryin’
business，\"andCephasdrewasighfromtheheelsofhisboots。
\"Itseems’sifamanhedn’tnonatcheraldrawin’towardsagirlwithagoodfarm’n’stockthatwaswillin’tohavehim！Seemsjestasifitsethimag’in’hersomehow！Andyet，ifyou’vegottosingouto’thesamebookwithagirlyourwholelifetime，itdoesseem’sifyou’doughttohaveakindofafancyforheratthestart，anyhow！\"
\"Youmayfeeldif’rentastimegoeson，Cephas，an’cometoseeFeeble——IwouldsayPhoebe——asyourmotherdoes。’Thebestfiredon’tflareupthesoonest，’youknow。\"ButoldUncleBartsawthathisson’sheartwasheavyandforboretopressthesubject。
AnnabelFranklinhadreturnedtoBostonafteramonth’svisitandtohersurprisehadreturnedasdisengagedasshecame。MarkWilson，thoroughlyboredbyhervacuitiesofmind，longednowformoreintercoursewithPattyBaxter，Patty，sogayandunexpected；