\"Oh，she’sprobablygettingoffsomeofthoseyarnsofhers，ortellingaboutsomepeople。Shecan’tstepoutofthehousewithoutcomingbackwithmorethingstotalkaboutthanmostfolkswouldbringbackfromJapan。
Thereain’taridiculouspersonshe’severseenbutwhatshe’sgotsomethingfromthemtomakeyoulaughat；
andIdon’tbelievewe’veeverhadanybodyinthehousesincethegirlcouldtalkthatshehain’tgotsomesayingfrom，orsometrickthat’llpaint’emoutso’tyoucansee’emandhear’em。SometimesIwanttostopher；
butwhenshegetsintooneofhergalesthereain’tanystandingupagainsther。Iguessit’sluckyforIrenethatshe’sgotPentheretohelpentertainhercompany。
Ican’teverfeeldownwherePenis。\"
\"That’sso，\"saidtheColonel。\"AndIguessshe’sgotaboutasmuchcultureasanyofthem。Don’tyou？\"
\"Shereadsagreatdeal，\"admittedhermother。\"Sheseemstobeatitthewholewhile。Idon’twantsheshouldinjureherhealth，andsometimesIfeellikesnatchin’
thebooksawayfromher。Idon’tknowasit’sgoodforagirltoreadsomuch，anyway，especiallynovels。
Idon’twantsheshouldgetnotions。\"
\"Oh，IguessPen’llknowhowtotakecareofherself，\"
saidLapham。
\"She’sgotsenseenough。Butsheain’tsopracticalasIrene。She’smoreupintheclouds——moreofwhatyoumaycalladreamer。Irene’swide—awakeeveryminute；
andIdeclare，anyonetoseethesetwotogetherwhenthere’sanythingtobedone，oranyleadtobetaken，wouldsayIrenewastheoldest，ninetimesoutoften。
It’sonlywhentheygettotalkingthatyoucanseePen’sgottwiceasmuchbrains。\"
\"Well，\"saidLapham，tacitlygrantingthispoint，andleaningbackinhischairinsupremecontent。
\"Didyoueverseemuchnicergirlsanywhere？\"
Hiswifelaughedathispride。\"Ipresumethey’reasmuchswansasanybody’sgeese。\"
\"No；buthonestly，now！\"
\"Oh，they’lldo；butdon’tyoubesilly，ifyoucanhelpit，Si。\"
Theyoungpeoplecamein，andCoreysaiditwastimeforhisboat。Mrs。Laphampressedhimtostay，buthepersisted，andhewouldnotlettheColonelsendhimtotheboat；
hesaidhewouldratherwalk。Outside，hepushedalongtowardtheboat，whichpresentlyhecouldseelyingatherlandinginthebay，acrossthesandytracttotheleftofthehotels。
Fromtimetotimehealmoststoppedinhisrapidwalk，asamandoeswhosemindisinapleasanttumult；andthenhewentforwardataswifterpace。\"She’scharming！\"
hesaid，andhethoughthehadspokenaloud。
Hefoundhimselfflounderingaboutinthedeepsand，wideofthepath；hegotbacktoit，andreachedtheboatjustbeforeshestarted。Theclerkcametotakehisfare，andCoreylookedradiantlyupathiminhislantern—light，withasmilethathemusthavebeenwearingalongtime；
hischeekwasstiffwithit。Oncesomepeoplewhostoodnearhimedgedsuddenlyandfearfullyaway，andthenhesuspectedhimselfofhavinglaughedoutright。
XI。
COREYputoffhissetsmilewiththehelpofafrown，ofwhichhefirstbecameawareafterreachinghome，whenhisfatherasked——
\"Anythinggonewrongwithyourdepartmentofthefineartsto—day，Tom？\"
\"Ohno——no，sir，\"saidtheson，instantlyrelievinghisbrowsfromthestrainuponthem，andbeamingagain。
\"ButIwasthinkingwhetheryouwerenotperhapsrightinyourimpressionthatitmightbewellforyoutomakeColonelLapham’sacquaintancebeforeagreatwhile。\"
\"Hashebeensuggestingitinanyway？\"askedBromfieldCorey，layingasidehisbookandtakinghisleankneebetweenhisclaspedhands。
\"Oh，notatall！\"theyoungmanhastenedtoreply。
\"Iwasmerelythinkingwhetheritmightnotbegintoseemintentional，yournotdoingit。\"
\"Well，Tom，youknowIhavebeenleavingitaltogethertoyou————\"
\"Oh，Iunderstand，ofcourse，andIdidn’tmeantourgeanythingofthekind————\"
\"YouaresoverymuchmoreofaBostonianthanIam，youknow，thatI’vebeenwaitingyourmotioninentireconfidencethatyouwouldknowjustwhattodo，andwhentodoit。
IfIhadbeenleftquitetomyownlawlessimpulses，IthinkIshouldhavecalleduponyourpadroneatonce。
ItseemstomethatmyfatherwouldhavefoundsomewayofshowingthatheexpectedasmuchasthatfrompeopleplacedintherelationtohimthatweholdtoColonelLapham。\"
\"Doyouthinkso？\"askedtheyoungman。
\"Yes。ButyouknowIdon’tpretendtobeanauthorityinsuchmatters。Asfarastheygo，Iamalwaysinthehandsofyourmotherandyouchildren。\"
\"I’mverysorry，sir。IhadnoideaIwasover—rulingyourjudgment。Ionlywantedtospareyouaformalitythatdidn’tseemquiteanecessityyet。I’mverysorry，\"
hesaidagain，andthistimewithmorecomprehensiveregret。
\"Ishouldn’tliketohaveseemedremisswithamanwhohasbeensoconsiderateofme。Theyareallverygood—natured。\"
\"Idaresay，\"saidBromfieldCorey，withthesatisfactionwhichnoeldercanhelpfeelingindisablingthejudgmentofayoungerman，\"thatitwon’tbetoolateifIgodowntoyourofficewithyouto—morrow。\"
\"No，no。Ididn’timagineyourdoingitatonce，sir。\"
\"Ah，butnothingcanpreventmefromdoingathingwhenonceItakethebitinmyteeth，\"saidthefather，withthepleasurewhichmenofweakwillsometimestakeinrecognisingtheirweakness。\"Howdoestheirnewhousegeton？\"
\"IbelievetheyexpecttobeinitbeforeNewYear。\"
\"Willtheybeagreatadditiontosociety？\"
askedBromfieldCorey，withunimpeachableseriousness。
\"Idon’tquiteknowwhatyoumean，\"returnedtheson，alittleuneasily。
\"Ah，Iseethatyoudo，Tom。\"
\"Noonecanhelpfeelingthattheyareallpeopleofgoodsenseand——rightideas。\"
\"Oh，thatwon’tdo。Ifsocietytookinallthepeopleofrightideasandgoodsense，itwouldexpandbeyondthecallingcapacityofitsmostactivemembers。
Evenyourmother’ssocialconscientiousnesscouldnotcompassit。Societyisaverydifferentsortofthingfromgoodsenseandrightideas。Itisbaseduponthem，ofcourse，buttheairy，graceful，winningsuperstructurewhichweallknowdemandsdifferentqualities。
Haveyourfriendsgotthesequalities，——whichmaybefelt，butnotdefined？\"
Thesonlaughed。\"Totellyouthetruth，sir，Idon’tthinktheyhavethemostelementalideasofsociety，asweunderstandit。Idon’tbelieveMrs。Laphamevergaveadinner。\"
\"Andwithallthatmoney！\"sighedthefather。
\"Idon’tbelievetheyhavethehabitofwineattable。
Isuspectthatwhentheydon’tdrinkteaandcoffeewiththeirdinner，theydrinkice—water。\"
\"Horrible！\"saidBromfieldCorey。
\"Itappearstomethatthisdefinesthem。\"
\"Ohyes。Therearepeoplewhogivedinners，andwhoarenotcognoscible。Butpeoplewhohaveneveryetgivenadinner，howissocietytoassimilatethem？\"
\"Itdigestsagreatmanypeople，\"suggestedtheyoungman。
\"Yes；buttheyhavealwaysbroughtsomesortofsaucepiquantewiththem。Now，asIunderstandyou，thesefriendsofyourshavenosuchsauce。\"
\"Oh，Idon’tknowaboutthat！\"criedtheson。
\"Oh，rude，nativeflavours，Idaresay。Butthatisn’twhatImean。Well，then，theymustspend。Thereisnootherwayforthemtowintheirwaytogeneralregard。
WemusthavetheColonelelectedtotheTenO’clockClub，andhemustputhimselfdowninthelistofthosewillingtoentertain。Anyonecanmanagealargesupper。Yes，Iseeagleamofhopeforhiminthatdirection。\"
InthemorningBromfieldCoreyaskedhissonwhetherheshouldfindLaphamathisplaceasearlyaseleven。
\"Ithinkyoumightfindhimevenearlier。I’veneverbeentherebeforehim。Idoubtiftheporteristheremuchsooner。\"
\"Well，supposeIgowithyou，then？\"
\"Why，ifyoulike，sir，\"saidtheson，withsomedeprecation。
\"Oh，thequestionis，willHElike？\"
\"Ithinkhewill，sir；\"andthefathercouldseethathissonwasverymuchpleased。
Laphamwasrendinganimpatientcoursethroughthemorning’snewswhentheyappearedatthedoorofhisinnerroom。
Helookedupfromthenewspaperspreadonthedeskbeforehim，andthenhestoodup，makinganindifferentfeintofnotknowingthatheknewBromfieldCoreybysight。
\"Goodmorning，ColonelLapham，\"saidtheson，andLaphamwaitedforhimtosayfurther，\"Iwishtointroducemyfather。\"Thenheanswered，\"Goodmorning，\"andaddedrathersternlyfortheelderCorey，\"Howdoyoudo，sir？Willyoutakeachair？\"andhepushedhimone。
Theyshookhandsandsatdown，andLaphamsaidtohissubordinate，\"Haveaseat；\"butyoungCoreyremainedstanding，watchingthemintheirobservanceofeachotherwithanamusementwhichwasalittleuneasy。
Laphammadehisvisitorspeakfirstbywaitingforhimtodoso。
\"I’mgladtomakeyouracquaintance，ColonelLapham，andIoughttohavecomesoonertodoso。Myfatherinyourplacewouldhaveexpecteditofamaninmyplaceatonce，Ibelieve。ButIcan’tfeelmyselfaltogetherastrangerasitis。IhopeMrs。Laphamiswell？Andyourdaughter？\"
\"Thankyou，\"saidLapham，\"they’requitewell。\"
\"Theywereverykindtomywife————\"
\"Oh，thatwasnothing！\"criedLapham。\"There’snothingMrs。Laphamlikesbetterthanachanceofthatsort。
Mrs。Coreyandtheyoungladieswell？\"
\"Verywell，whenIheardfromthem。They’reoutoftown。\"
\"Yes，soIunderstood，\"saidLapham，withanodtowardtheson。\"IbelieveMr。Corey，here，toldMrs。Lapham。\"
Heleanedbackinhischair，stifflyresolutetoshowthathewasnotincommodedbytheexchangeofthesecivilities。
\"Yes，\"saidBromfieldCorey。\"TomhashadthepleasurewhichIhopeforofseeingyouall。Ihopeyou’reabletomakehimusefultoyouhere？\"CoreylookedroundLapham’sroomvaguely，andthenoutattheclerksintheirrailedenclosure，wherehiseyefinallyrestedonanextremelyprettygirl，whowasoperatingatype—writer。
\"Well，sir，\"repliedLapham，softeningforthefirsttimewiththisapproachtobusiness，\"Iguessitwillbeourownfaultifwedon’t。Bytheway，Corey，\"headded，totheyoungerman，ashegatheredupsomelettersfromhisdesk，\"here’ssomethinginyourline。SpanishorFrench，Iguess。\"
\"I’llrunthemover，\"saidCorey，takingthemtohisdesk。
Hisfathermadeanoffertorise。
\"Don’tgo，\"saidLapham，gesturinghimdownagain。
\"Ijustwantedtogethimawayaminute。Idon’tcaretosayittohisface，——Idon’tliketheprinciple，——butsinceyouaskmeaboutit，I’djustasliefsaythatI’veneverhadanyyoungmantakeholdhereequaltoyourson。
Idon’tknowasyoucare\"
\"Youmakemeveryhappy，\"saidBromfieldCorey。
\"Veryhappyindeed。I’vealwayshadtheideathattherewassomethinginmyson，ifhecouldonlyfindthewaytoworkitout。Andheseemstohavegoneintoyourbusinessfortheloveofit。\"
\"Hewenttoworkintherightway，sir！Hetoldmeaboutit。
Helookedintoit。Andthatpaintisathingthatwillbearlookinginto。\"
\"Ohyes。Youmightthinkhehadinventedit，ifyouheardhimcelebratingit。\"
\"Isthatso？\"demandedLapham，pleasedthroughandthrough。\"Well，thereain’tanyotherway。
You’vegottobelieveinathingbeforeyoucanputanyheartinit。Why，Ihadapartnerinthisthingonce，alongbackjustafterthewar，andheusedtobealwayswantingtotinkerwithsomethingelse。’Why，’saysI，’you’vegotthebestthinginGod’suniversenow。
Whyain’tyousatisfied？’Ihadtogetridofhimatlast。
Istucktomypaint，andthatfellow’sdriftedroundprettymuchalloverthewholecountry，whittlinghiscapitaldownallthewhile，tillheretheotherdayIhadtolendhimsomemoneytostarthimnew。No，sir，you’vegottobelieveinathing。AndIbelieveinyourson。
AndIdon’tmindtellingyouthat，sofarashe’sgone，he’sasuccess。\"
\"That’sverykindofyou。\"
\"Nokindnessaboutit。AsIwassayingtheotherdaytoafriendofmine，I’vehadmanyafellowrightoutofthestreetthathadtoworkhardallhislife，anddidn’tbegintotakeholdlikethissonofyours。\"
Laphamexpandedwithprofoundself—satisfaction。Asheprobablyconceivedit，hehadsucceededinpraising，inaperfectlycasualway，thesupremeexcellenceofhispaint，andhisownsagacityandbenevolence；
andherehewassittingfacetofacewithBromfieldCorey，praisinghissontohim，andreceivinghisgratefulacknowledgmentsasifhewerethefatherofsomeoffice—boywhomLaphamhadgivenaplacehalfbutofcharity。
\"Yes，sir，whenyoursonproposedtotakeholdhere，Ididn’thavemuchfaithinhisideas，that’sthetruth。
ButIhadfaithinhim，andIsawthathemeantbusinessfromthestart。Icouldseeitwasborninhim。
Anyonecould。\"
\"I’mafraidhedidn’tinherititdirectlyfromme，\"
saidBromfieldCorey；\"butit’sintheblood，onbothsides。\"\"Well，sir，wecan’thelpthosethings，\"
saidLaphamcompassionately。\"Someofushavegotit，andsomeofushaven’t。TheideaistomakethemostofwhatweHAVEgot。\"
\"Ohyes；thatistheidea。Byallmeans。\"
\"Andyoucan’tevertellwhat’sinyoutillyoutry。
Why，whenIstartedthisthing，Ididn’tmorethanhalfunderstandmyownstrength。Iwouldn’thavesaid，lookingback，thatIcouldhavestoodthewearandtearofwhatI’vebeenthrough。ButIdevelopedasIwentalong。
It’sjustlikeexercisingyourmusclesinagymnasium。
Youcanlifttwiceorthreetimesasmuchafteryou’vebeenintrainingamonthasyoucouldbefore。AndI
canseethatit’sgoingtobejustsowithyourson。
Hisgoingthroughcollegewon’thurthim，——he’llsoonsloughallthatoff，——andhisbringingupwon’t；don’tbeanxiousaboutit。Inoticedinthearmythatsomeofthefellowsthathadthemostgo—aheadwerefellowsthathadn’teverhadmuchmoretodothangirlsbeforethewarbrokeout。
Yoursonwillgetalong。\"
\"Thankyou，\"saidBromfieldCorey，andsmiled——whetherbecausehisspiritwassafeinthehumilityhesometimesboasted，orbecauseitwastriplyarmedinprideagainstanythingtheColonel’skindnesscoulddo。
\"He’llgetalong。He’sagoodbusinessman，andhe’safinefellow。MUSTyougo？\"askedLapham，asBromfieldCoreynowrosemoreresolutely。\"Well，gladtoseeyou。
Itwasnaturalyoushouldwanttocomeandseewhathewasabout，andI’mgladyoudid。Ishouldhavefeltjustsoaboutit。Hereissomeofourstuff，\"hesaid，pointingoutthevariouspackagesinhisoffice，includingthePersisBrand。
\"Ah，that’sverynice，veryniceindeed，\"saidhisvisitor。
\"Thatcolourthroughthejar——veryrich——delicious。
IsPersisBrandaname？\"
Laphamblushed。
\"Well，Persisis。Idon’tknowasyousawaninterviewthatfellowpublishedintheEventsawhileback？\"
\"WhatistheEvents？\"
\"Well，it’sthatnewpaperWitherby’sstarted。\"
\"No，\"saidBromfieldCorey，\"Ihaven’tseenit。
IreadTheDaily，\"heexplained；bywhichhemeantTheDailyAdvertiser，theonlydailythereisintheold—
fashionedBostoniansense。
\"HeputalotofstuffinmymouththatIneversaid，\"
resumedLapham；\"butthat’sneitherherenorthere，solongasyouhaven’tseenit。Here’sthedepartmentyourson’sin，\"andheshowedhimtheforeignlabels。
Thenhetookhimoutintothewarehousetoseethelargepackages。Attheheadofthestairs，wherehisgueststoppedtonodtohissonandsay\"Good—bye，Tom，\"
Laphaminsistedupongoingdowntothelowerdoorwithhim\"Well，callagain，\"hesaidinhospitabledismissal。
\"Ishallalwaysbegladtoseeyou。Thereain’tagreatdealdoingatthisseason。\"BromfieldCoreythankedhim，andlethishandremainperforceinLapham’slingeringgrasp。
\"Ifyoueverliketorideafteragoodhorse————\"
theColonelbegan。
\"Oh，no，no，no；thankyou！Thebetterthehorse，themoreIshouldbescared。Tomhastoldmeofyourdriving！\"
\"Ha，ha，ha！\"laughedtheColonel。\"Well！everyonetohistaste。Well，goodmorning，sir！\"andhesufferedhimtogo。
\"Whoistheoldmanblowingtothismorning？\"askedWalker，thebook—keeper，makinganerrandtoCorey’sdesk。
\"Myfather。\"
\"Oh！Thatyourfather？IthoughthemustbeoneofyourItaliancorrespondentsthatyou’dbeenshowinground，orSpanish。\"
Infact，asBromfieldCoreyfoundhiswayathisleisurelypaceupthroughthestreetsonwhichtheprosperityofhisnativecitywasfounded，hardlyanyfigurecouldhavelookedmorealientoitslife。Heglancedupanddownthefacadesandthroughthecrookedvistaslikeastranger，andtheswarthyfruitererofwhomheboughtanapple，apparentlyforthepleasureofholdingitinhishand，wasnotsurprisedthatthepurchaseshouldbetransactedinhisowntongue。
LaphamwalkedbackthroughtheouterofficetohisownroomwithoutlookingatCorey，andduringthedayhespoketohimonlyofbusinessmatters。ThatmusthavebeenhiswayoflettingCoreyseethathewasnotovercomebythehonourofhisfather’svisit。ButhepresentedhimselfatNantasketwiththeeventsoperceptiblyonhismindthathiswifeasked：\"Well，Silas，hasRogersbeenborrowinganymoremoneyofyou？Idon’twantyoushouldletthatthinggotoofar。You’vedoneenough。\"
\"Youneedn’tbeafraid。I’veseenthelastofRogersforonewhile。\"Hehesitated，togivethefactaneffectofnoimportance。\"Corey’sfathercalledthismorning。\"
\"Didhe？\"saidMrs。Lapham，willingtohumourhisfeintofindifference。\"DidHEwanttoborrowsomemoneytoo？\"
\"NotasIunderstood。\"Laphamwassmokingatgreatease，andhiswifehadsomecrochetingontheothersideofthelampfromhim。
Thegirlswereonthepiazzalookingatthemoononthewateragain。\"There’snomaninitto—night，\"
Penelopesaid，andIrenelaughedforlornly。
\"WhatDIDhewant，then？\"askedMrs。Lapham。
\"Oh，Idon’tknow。Seemedtobejustafriendlycall。
Saidheoughttohavecomebefore。\"
Mrs。Laphamwassilentawhile。Thenshesaid：\"Well，Ihopeyou’resatisfiednow。\"
Laphamrejectedthesympathytooopenlyoffered。
\"Idon’tknowaboutbeingsatisfied。Iwa’n’tinanyhurrytoseehim。\"
Hiswifepermittedhimthispretencealso。\"Whatsortofapersonishe，anywayl\"
\"Well，notmuchlikehisson。There’snosortofbusinessabouthim。Idon’tknowjusthowyou’ddescribehim。
He’stall；andhe’sgotwhitehairandamoustache；
andhisfingersareverylongandlimber。Icouldn’thelpnoticingthemashesattherewithhishandsonthetopofhiscane。Didn’tseemtobedressedverymuch，andactedjustlikeanybody。Didn’ttalkmuch。GuessIdidmostofthetalking。SaidhewasgladIseemedtobegettingalongsowellwithhisson。HeaskedafteryouandIrene；
andhesaidhecouldn’tfeeljustlikeastranger。
Saidyouhadbeenverykindtohiswife。OfcourseIturneditoff。Yes，\"saidLaphamthoughtfully，withhishandsrestingonhisknees，andhiscigarbetweenthefingersofhislefthand，\"Iguesshemeanttodotherightthing，everyway。Don’tknowasIeversawamuchpleasanterman。
Dunnobutwhathe’saboutthepleasantestmanIeverdidsee。\"Hewasnotlettinghiswifeseeinhisavertedfacethestrugglethatrevealeditselfthere——thestruggleofstalwartachievementnottofeelflatteredatthenoticeofsterileelegance，nottobesneakinglygladofitsamiability，buttostandupandlookatitwitheyesonthesamelevel。God，whomadeussomuchlikehimself，butoutofthedust，aloneknowswhenthatstrugglewillend。ThetimehadbeenwhenLaphamcouldnothaveimaginedanyworldlysplendourwhichhisdollarscouldnotbuyifhechosetospendthemforit；
buthiswife’shalfdiscoveries，takingformagaininhisignoranceoftheworld，filledhimwithhelplessmisgiving。
Acloudyvisionofsomethingunpurchasable，wherehehadsupposedtherewasnothing，hadcowedhiminspiteoftheburlyresistanceofhispride。
\"Idon’tseewhyheshouldn’tbepleasant，\"saidMrs。Lapham。
\"He’sneverdoneanythingelse。\"
Laphamlookedupconsciously，withanuneasylaugh。
\"Pshaw，Persis！youneverforgetanything？\"
\"Oh，I’vegotmorethanthattoremember。Isupposeyouaskedhimtorideafterthemare？\"
\"Well，\"saidLapham，reddeningguiltily，\"hesaidhewasafraidofagoodhorse。\"
\"Then，ofcourse，youhadn’taskedhim。\"Mrs。Laphamcrochetedinsilence，andherhusbandleanedbackinhischairandsmoked。
Atlasthesaid，\"I’mgoingtopushthathouseforward。
They’reloafingonit。There’snoreasonwhyweshouldn’tbeinitbyThanksgiving。Idon’tbelieveinmovinginthedeadofwinter。\"
\"Wecanwaittillspring。We’reverycomfortableintheoldplace，\"answeredhiswife。Thenshebrokeoutonhim：
\"Whatareyouinsuchahurrytogetintothathousefor？DoyouwanttoinvitetheCoreystoahouse—warming？\"
Laphamlookedatherwithoutspeaking。
\"Don’tyousupposeIcanseethroughyouIdeclare，SilasLapham，ifIdidn’tknowdifferent，Ishouldsayyouwereaboutthebiggestfool！Don’tyouknowANYthing？
Don’tyouknowthatitwouldn’tdotoaskthosepeopletoourhousebeforethey’veaskedustotheirs？They’dlaughinourfaces！\"
\"Idon’tbelievethey’dlaughinourfaces。What’sthedifferencebetweenouraskingthemandtheiraskingus？\"
demandedtheColonelsulkily。
\"Oh，well！Ifyoudontsee！\"
\"Well，IDON’Tsee。ButIdon’twanttoaskthemtothehouse。Isuppose，ifIwantto，IcaninvitehimdowntoafishdinneratTaft’s。\"
Mrs。Laphamfellbackinherchair，andletherworkdropinherlapwiththat\"Tckk！\"inwhichhersexknowshowtoexpressuttercontemptanddespair。
\"What’sthematter？\"
\"Well，ifyouDOsuchathing，Silas，I’llneverspeaktoyouagain！It’snoUSE！It’sNOuse！Ididthink，afteryou’dbehavedsowellaboutRogers，Imighttrustyoualittle。ButIseeIcan’t。Ipresumeaslongasyouliveyou’llhavetobenosedaboutlikeaperfect——Idon’tknowwhat！\"
\"Whatareyoumakingsuchafussabout？\"demandedLapham，terriblycrestfallen，buttryingtopluckupaspirit。
\"Ihaven’tdoneanythingyet。Ican’taskyouradviceaboutanythinganymorewithouthavingyouflyout。
Confoundit！IshalldoasIpleaseafterthis。\"
Butasifhecouldnotendurethatcontemptuousatmosphere，hegotup，andhiswifeheardhiminthedining—roompouringhimselfoutaglassofice—water，andthenheardhimmountthestairstotheirroom，andslamitsdoorafterhim。
\"Doyouknowwhatyourfather’swantingtodonow？\"