“Ah! that’s just it,” he said. “I may have to wait.”
I made sounds of encouragement.
“Or go alone,” he added.
“They’ve cut up rough, then?” I inquired.
“Young Frank has, anyway,” he said with a brave assumption of breaking away from servility.
“You didn’t see the old man?”
“Never a sight of him.”
“And young Frank…?”
“Shoved it home for all he was worth. Threatened me with the law and what not. Said if I tried to take Her with me they’d have us stopped and take an action against me for abduction. I suppose it’s all right that they can do that?”
“I’m afraid it is,” I said; “until she comes of age.”