"I know," said Billy, "that is why I have always been so afraid of her."
"Why afraid of her?"
"For a mother," explained Billy unfortunately, but characteristically saying the wrong thing.
Bartlett flushed. "You just admitted that she was a fool. Do you think I would marry that kind of a woman?"
"Men always do," said Billy. "A fool's bad enough, but a fool and money are simply irresistible."
"You know too much for your age," said Bartlett coldly.
"I don't exactly know it," blundered Billy. "I just see it."
"Billy, have you ever seen me—"
"Yes, father. That night in the pavilion at the Ainsleys'—"
"That will do, Billy."