"Then I have some things to tell you. I am acquainted with all that occurred to-day."
"I thought you were in Philadelphia? How could you know?'
"Roscoe told me everything, and I have questioned Farley, who has not taken your vow of silence. Mrs. Palma has some prejudices, which, as far as is compatible with reason, a due sense of courtesy constrains me to respect; and as I have invited her to officiate as mistress of my establishment, it is eminently proper that I should consult her opinions, and encourage no rebellion against her domestic regulations. One of her sternest mandates, inexorable as Mede and Persian statutes, prohibits dogs. Now what do you expect of me?"
He leaned forward, eyeing her keenly.
"That you will do exactly——"
"As I please?" he interrupted.
"No, sir, exactly right."
"That amounts to the same thing, does it not?"
She shook her head.
"Your impression is, that I will not please to do exactly right?"