’It’sWisbottleandsomebody，I’llswear，’exclaimedtheradicalin，anenergeticwhisper，whentheyhadlistenedforafewmoments。
’Hush-praylet’shearwhattheysay！’exclaimedMrs。Tibbs，the，gratificationofwhosecuriositywasnowparamounttoeveryother，consideration。
’Ah！ifIcouldbutbelieveyou，’saidafemalevoicecoquettishly，’I’dbeboundtosettlemymissisforlife。’
’Whatdoesshesay？’inquiredMr。Evenson，whowasnotquiteso，wellsituatedashiscompanion。
’Shesaysshe’llsettlehermissis’slife，’repliedMrs。Tibbs。