"Do come in and have some tea," said Letty, passing her arm through his. "You look tired out."
"I am!" said John, emphatically.
He sat down to the table, but could not eat a mouthful. The prattle of the baby, now beginning to talk, seemed to annoy him; and, for the first time in his life, he spoke sharply to the child and bade him be quiet.
Alick looked astonished and distressed, and put out his lip to cry.
Letty hastened to divert his attention, and set him down on the floor to share a piece of cake with Ginger.
John soon rose from the table, and, going out, sat down on the step.
Letty hastened to get her dishes out of the way, put the baby to bed, and then went out and sat down beside her husband.
"Is any thing the matter more than weariness, John?" she asked, earnestly.
"Yes, Letty." He paused again, and then went on, in a firmer voice: "Your legacy is all gone!"
"Gone!" repeated Letty. "What do you mean?"