"He was here about an hour."
"He comes pretty often, too."
"I consult him about my business affairs, Frank."
"Look here, mother, what do you think Ben Cameron told me to-day?"
"I don't know, I am sure, Frank."
"He said it was all over the village that you were going to marry him."
"I—I didn't think it had got round so soon," said the widow, nervously.
"So soon! Why, you don't mean to say there's anything in it, mother?" said Frank, impetuously.
"I hope it won't displease you very much, Frank," said Mrs. Hunter, in embarrassment.
"Is it true? Are you really going to marry that man?"