"He has a certain ingenuity," she remarked judicially.
"What?"
"I think so. And when you come to think of it, there are really possibilities in his idea."
"Oh, glory! And you just told me you were against it."
"I am—in your case," said Mary. "But that doesn't condemn the idea. It simply means it might not work in a particular instance."
"I take it you couldn't quite see me breaking in from the religious angle."
"Not quite," she answered, and Bill thought her emphasis was unnecessary. But he did not dwell upon the matter of emphasis, because he was still overwhelmed with gratitude at the discovery that she did not belong to the cabal that had been organized against him.
"You see," explained Mary, "I did not take any side in the matter because I felt it was necessary first to find out what you thought about it. But you ought not to have been so emphatic. I haven't been here very long, of course, but I have already learned that that is not the best way to deal with your aunt, Mr. Marshall."
Bill was studying his secretary with new respect. He knew that she spoke the truth about Aunt Caroline, but he had never been able to put into practice the best method of dealing with her.