Both she and her husband have excellent references, and I think
they will suit very well. I believe you will find them both very
trustworthy and worth waiting for. Do not hesitate to write to me if any
difficulty should arise," and bidding her a cordial "Good-bye" he left the
house.
Gussie was not pleased over the fact that Dexie had to "waste all the
morning over those old papers," though she had not dared to remonstrate in
Mr. Hackett's hearing, for she stood very much in awe of the lynx-eyed
lawyer, who seemed to read her through and through with his keen grey eyes.
"How much longer are you going to be over those papers, I'd like to know?"
she said, as she heard the front door close behind him. "The idea of you
sitting there, and the dishes not washed yet!"
"Well, Gussie, you might have washed them before this; you have had plenty
of time. I must put away these papers while I have them sorted out; then I
will do what I can in the kitchen. Try to manage till I am done, Gussie; I
won't be long now," and she looked up with a smile, as she tied a package
of MSS. together and laid it away snugly in the drawer.
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