OWENFORDCOMES
OneeveningMissCorneliatelephoneddowntoAnne。
\"Thewritermanhasjustarrivedhere。I’mgoingtodrivehimdowntoyourplace,andyoucanshowhimthewayovertoLeslie’s。It’sshorterthandrivingroundbytheotherroad,andI’minamortalhurry。TheReesebabyhasgoneandfallenintoapailofhotwaterattheGlen,andgotnearlyscaldedtodeathandtheywantmerightoff——toputanewskinonthechild,I
presume。Mrs。Reeseisalwayssocareless,andthenexpectsotherpeopletomendhermistakes。Youwon’tmind,willyou,dearie?Histrunkcangodowntomorrow。\"
\"Verywell,\"saidAnne。\"Whatishelike,MissCornelia?\"