"He's his father all over, that lad is!" said his mother, strangely.
And Edward Henry was impressed by these words, for not once in seven years did his mother mention his father.
Tea was an exciting meal.
"You'd better come too mother," said Edward Henry, audaciously. "We'll shut the house up."
"I come to no London," said she.
"Well, then, you can use the motor as much as you like while we're away."
"I go about gallivanting in no motor," said his mother. "It'll take me all my time to get this house straight against you come back."
"I haven't a thing to go in!" said Nellie, with a martyr's sigh.
After all (he reflected), though domesticated, she was a woman.
He went to bed early. It seemed to him that his wife, his mother and the nurse were active and whispering up and down the house till the [248] very middle of the night. He arose not late; but they were all three afoot before him, active and whispering.