“You know that Lucy Breen?” asked Rosanna.
Uncle Robert shook his head.
“She has turned out to be a real nice girl, and Helen and Elise and I go over there a lot. And her mother (it’s really her stepmother, only Lucy is mad if you call her that) is perfectly lovely. If you could only marry her, Uncle Robert!”
“Thank you, Rosanna, but Mr. Breen looks husky and he might object.”
“Oh, that was a joke,” said Rosanna. “Like the time you said you pretty near loved Miss Hooker. I wish you could have heard her laugh when I told her that.”
“Oh, you told her, did you?” said Uncle Robert.
“It was so funny I had to.”
“What did she say?” asked Uncle Robert, sitting up suddenly.
“She said she thought you were the most amusing person she had ever met and that no one could possibly take you seriously. I agreed with her.”
“I’ll bet you did!” said Uncle Robert.