"If it's anything concerning yourself, I should say not. If it concerns Aunt Stanbury, I dare say she'd rather you held your tongue."
"It concerns me most," said Dorothy.
"She doesn't want you to leave her, does she?"
"Well; yes; no. By what she said last,—I shouldn't leave her at all in that way. Only I'm sure it's not possible."
"I am the worst hand in the world, Dolly, at guessing a riddle."
"You've heard of that Mr. Gibson, the clergyman;—haven't you?"
"Of course I have."
"Well—. Mind, you know, it's only what Aunt Stanbury says. He has never so much as opened his lips to me himself, except to say, 'How do you do?' and that kind of thing."
"Aunt Stanbury wants you to marry him?"
"Yes!"