“Listentothat！Moreweddings！“criedLeon。HedroppedonhiskneesbeforeShelley。“Willyoumarryme，myprettymaid？“hebegged。
“Youngman，ifyoucutanycapersrightnow，I’llcuffyourears！“criedfather。“Thisisnopropertimeforyourfoolishness！“
“`Shelley，Ibegthatyouwillbelieveme，andifyoucareformeintheveryleast，telegraphifImaycome。Quick！I’mhalfinsanetoseeyou。Ihavemanythingstotellyou，firstofallhowdearyouaretome。Pleasetelegraph。Robert。’“
“Saddleahorse，Leon！“fathercriedasheunstrappedhiswallet。
“Laddie，takedownhermessage。“