"I am sorry, dear."
"Yes, of course you are. I can see quite plainly that you do not want him any more than I do. But never mind. The country will remain forever, but—"
"Some visiting ministers do, too, if they get a chance," chimed Rosalie.
"Rosalie! I dare say he is very nice, and we shall all enjoy him immensely. Shan't we, father?"
"I hope so—I think so. He is—I do not know him very well."
"Evidently he did not make a special hit with you," said Zee shrewdly.
"Oh, girls, how prying you are. He is very active and enthusiastic. That I was not personally drawn to him is rather my fault than his, no doubt."
"We are going to be very nice to him," said Doris. "And Rosalie can take him in hand, so he won't bother you every minute."
"Oh, he is married. And I must say his wife is nice enough to make up for—"