"
Fanny's eyelids drooped again, and she sat silent until George pushed
back his chair and lit a cigarette, declaring his satisfaction with
what she had provided. "You're a fine housekeeper," he said
benevolently. "You know how to make things look dainty as well as
taste the right way. I don't believe you'd stay single very long if
some of the bachelors and widowers around town could just once see--"
She did not hear him. "It's a little odd," she said.
"What's odd?"
"Your mother's not mentioning that Mr. Morgan had been with you."
"Didn't think of it, I suppose," said George carelessly; and, his
benevolent mood increasing, he conceived the idea that a little
harmless rallying might serve to elevate his aunt's drooping spirits.
"I'll tell you something, in confidence," he said solemnly.
She looked up, startled. "What?"
"Well, it struck me that Mr. Morgan was looking pretty absent-minded,
most of the time; and he certainly is dressing better than he used to.
Uncle George told me he heard that the automobile factory had been
doing quite well--won a race, too! I shouldn't be a bit surprised if
all the young fellow had been waiting for was to know he had an
assured income before he proposed.
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