getting quite ashamed of appearing so often without you.”
“There is another way of avoiding that unpleasantness,” remarked her husband drily.
“You cruel creature!” returned Letty playfully. “But I must go this once, for I promised Mrs. Holden.”
“You know, Letty,” said her husband, after a little pause, “it gets of more and more consequence that you should not fatigue yourself. By keeping such late hours in such stifling rooms you are endangering two lives—remember that, Letty. It you stay at home tomorrow, I will come home early, and read to you all the evening.”
“Gussy, that would be charming. You know there is nothing in the world I should enjoy so much. But this time I really mustn’t.”
She launched into a list of all the great nobodies and small somebodies who were to be there, and whom she positively must see: it might be her only chance.