Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise,"
and it is really very pleasant after one is fairly up and dressed."
"Yes; and I dare say we would all be the better for it if we would follow your example," said Mr. Dinsmore.
"You are altogether mistaken as far as I am concerned," remarked his wife pettishly, "my best sleep is in the morning."
"I suppose people differ about that as well as in the amount of sleep they require," observed Mildred, "some needing eight hours, while others can do quite as well with only four."
"Yes," admitted her uncle, "constitutions differ, and I have no idea of asking my wife to give up her morning nap. There is a possibility of carrying the thing to an extreme. Remember that, Miss Milly," he added, playfully, "and don't let that sensitive conscience of yours force you up at unchristian hours."
"And how am I to decide what are such, sir?" she asked, laughing.
Mildred laid herself out that day for her aunt's entertainment, and with a success that restored her almost entirely to favor; at least, for the time being.
The following day there was a slight abatement in the storm, and some gentlemen called.