“But how am I to handle this?”
“The mills belong to Mr. Marrineal’s mother, you said?”
“Practically they do.”
“And she is—?”
“A silly and vain old fool.”
“Is that his opinion of her?”
“Necessarily. But he’s fond of her.”
“Will he really try to remedy conditions, do you think?”
“Oh, yes. So far as that goes.”
“Then I’d drop it.”