’Inthestable。IdidnotliketobringthemindoorstillIhadseenyou，mother，andbrokenthebadnewsabittoyou。Theywereverytired，andarerestingoutthereonsomestraw。’
Mrs。Hall’sfortitudevisiblybrokedown。Shehadbeenbroughtupnotwithoutrefinement，andwasevenmoremovedbysuchacollapseofgenteelaimsasthisthanasubstantialdairyman’swidowwouldinordinaryhavebeenmoved。’Well，itmustbeborne，’shesaid，inalowvoice，withherhandstightlyjoined。’Astarvingson，astarvingwife，starvingchildren！Letitbe。Butwhyisthiscometousnow，to-day，to-night？Couldnoothermisfortunehappentohelplesswomenthanthis，whichwillquiteupsetmypoorgirl’schanceofahappylife？Whyhaveyoudoneusthiswrong，Philip？
Whatrespectablemanwillcomehere，andmarryopen-eyedintoafamilyofvagabonds？’
’Nonsense，mother！’saidSallyvehemently，whileherfaceflushed。
’Charleyisn’tthemantodesertme。Butifheshouldbe，andwon’tmarrymebecausePhil’scome，lethimgoandmarryelsewhere。I