“That is settled then. Why not return with me today?”

“Oh, thank you, but will Mrs. Flemming⁠—”

“My wife will be delighted to welcome you.”

I wonder if husbands know as much about their wives as they think they do. If I had a husband, I should hate him to bring home orphans without consulting me first.

“We will send her a wire from the station,” continued the lawyer.