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Widden checked the obvious retort and walked doggedly in the rear of Miss Foster. Then, hardly able to believe his ears, he heard her say something to Mr. Letts. "Eh?" said that gentleman, in amazed accents. "You fall behind," said Miss Foster. "That that's not the way to talk to the head of the family," said Mr. Letts, feebly. "It's the way I talk to him," rejoined the girl.
Be as natural as you can be, and if you do anything I don't like I'll soon tell you of it." The bewildered Mr. Widden turned, but, reading no hope of assistance in the infuriated eyes of Mr. Green, appealed in despair to Betty. "I don't mind," she said. "Why should I?" Mr. Widden could have supplied her with many reasons, but he refrained, and sat in sulky silence while Mr. Letts got ready.
Widden a lesson on the following evening, but cautioned him sternly against imitating the display of brotherly fondness of which, in a secluded lane, he had been a wide-eyed observer. "When you've known her as long as I have nineteen years," said Mr. Letts, as the other protested, "things'll be a bit different. I might not be here, for one thing." By exercise of great self-control Mr.
"Married?" echoed Mr. Letts, as his left arm relaxed its pressure. "Who to?" "Young fellow o' the name of Henry Widden," replied Mr. Green, "a very steady young fellow; a great friend of mine." "Oh!" said Mr. Letts, blankly. "I'd got an idea, which I've been keeping as a little surprise," continued Mr.
He found a temporary one almost at once, and, determined to make a favorable impression, worked hard all day. He came home tired and dirty, and was about to go straight to the wash-house to make his toilet when Mr. Green called him in. "My friend, Mr. Widden," he said, with a satisfied air, as he pointed to a slight, fair young man with a well-trimmed moustache. Mr. Letts shook hands.
"Married?" echoed Mr. Letts, as his left arm relaxed its pressure. "Who to?" "Young fellow o' the name of Henry Widden," replied Mr. Green, "a very steady young fellow; a great friend of mine." "Oh!" said Mr. Letts, blankly. "I'd got an idea, which I've been keeping as a little surprise," continued Mr.
"Fine day," said Mr. Widden. "Beautiful," said the other. "I'll come in and have a talk about it when I've had a wash." "Me and Miss Foster are going out for a bit of a stroll," said Mr. Widden. "Quite right," agreed Mr. Letts. "Much more healthy than staying indoors all the evening. If you just wait while I have a wash and a bit o' something to eat I'll come with you."
"I should never give my consent," he said, gravely, "so it's only wasting your time. You run off and play." Mr. Widden ran off to Mr. Green, but before he could get a word out discovered that something unusual had happened. Mrs. Green, a picture of distress, sat at one end of the room with a handkerchief to her eyes; Mr.
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