"It would make a great difference in the salary, Cornelius!"
"And in the work, Kate. I shudder to think of the dull letters that unfortunate Briggs will have to write. The tedious additions, subtractions, and divisions he must go through, make my head ache for him."
"Do you fear work, Cornelius?"
"I hate it, Kate."
Again she poked the fire; then looked up at her brother, and said decisively—
"I don't believe it."
He laughed.
"You idle? Nonsense! I don't believe it."
"Then you ought; nothing but the direct necessity daily hunts me to the city."
"I hate the city!"