“No, she is very sweet and amusing,” she answered, gravely. “She is the only woman I have ever been able to live with.”
“Do you live with her?”
“Of course—I chaperon her.”
Matthew smiled.
“What, don’t you think I’m old enough to chaperon a young widow?”
His heart leaped.
“I didn’t know she was a young widow.”
“Yes, she’s quite an old widow.”
“Have you lived together long?”
“Æons; we disagree so much.”