’Well，well！’saidMrGibson，seeingthathewastobeworsted，andnotcaringenoughaboutthemattertoshowfight。’Perhapsyouareright。
It’sacaseofluxuryversusfreshair。Somepeoplesuffermorefromthewantofonethanfromwantoftheother。YouknowIshallbegladtoseeherifshelikestocome，andtakeusasweare，butIcan’tgiveuptheconsulting—room。It’sanecessity；ourdailybread！’
’I’llwriteandtellthemhowkindMrGibsonis，’saidhiswifeinhighcontentment，asherhusbandlefttheroom。’They’llbejustasmuchobligedtohimasifshehadcome！’
WhetheritwasHelen’sillness，orfromsomeothercause，afterbreakfastCynthiabecameveryflatandabsent，andthislastedalldaylong；Mollyunderstoodnowwhyhermoodshadbeensochangeableformanymonths，andwastenderandforbearingwithheraccordingly。Towardseveningwhenthetwogirlswereleftalone，CynthiacameandstoodoverMolly，sothatherfacecouldnotbeseen。
’Molly，’saidshe，’willyoudoit？Willyoudowhatyousaidlastnight？