"Yes, papa. To me."
"Don't talk of it now then. Lie still and do not talk at all. By and by you will tell me what it is."
CHAPTER XVII.
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph departed.
"Daisy will be ruined forever!" So said the lady as soon as she was in the carriage.
"I hope not."
"You take it coolly, Mr. Randolph. That woman is exactly the sort to infect Daisy; and you have arranged it so that she will have full chance."
"What is the precise danger you apprehend?" said Mr. Randolph. "I have not heard it put into words."
"Daisy will be unmanageable. She is nearly that now."
"I never saw a more docile child in my life."