“Oh, Frank !” remonstrated his emphatic wife.

“He has no grandmother, my dear.”

“No, but I don’t think Mrs. Boffin would like an orphan who squints so much .”

“That’s true again,” said Mr. Milvey, becoming haggard with perplexity. “If a little girl would do⁠—”

“But, my dear Frank, Mrs. Boffin wants a boy.”