"I would, indeed," said the Professor.
"Let us have it," said Tom.
"You have heard me speak of the Widow Wild, who lives in the vicinity of Mapleton?" said Toney.
"Frequently," said Tom.
"The widow has a very handsome residence, and in it dwells a very pretty daughter."
"The lovely Rosabel Wild?" said Tom.
"How did you learn her name?" inquired Toney.
"Oh, I have learned that and much more in addition," said Tom.
"What more?" said Toney.
"I have been credibly informed that a certain young lawyer, who answers to the name of Toney Belton, and who seldom deigns to look at any other woman, is wonderfully enchanted and woefully bewitched by the lovely Rosabel Wild. Is it not so? Come, make a clean breast of it, Toney. An honest confession is good for the soul?"