“And what advice did you give her?”
“I gave none. First, I must consult you.”
I shook my head and replied,
“It will not do for me to be mixed up in this affair, Constance.”
Worldly prudence spoke there.
My wife laid her hand upon my arm, and looking calmly in my face, said,
“The right way is always a safe way.”
“Granted.”
“It will be right for you to give such advice as your judgment dictates, and therefore safe. I do not know much about law matters, but it occurs to me that her first step should be the employment of counsel.”
“Is her father going to stand wholly aloof?” I inquired.