. Aunt Anne . se me, theres a dear Floggie,which instantly carried the day. You hadbetter ask Ethel Dunlop ; Fisher is fond ofmusic, and she will amuse him when he istired of flirting with you, Walter suggested. Hell never tire of that, she laughed, but Ill invite her if you like. She can singwhile you talk to Mr. Wimple and your editordiscusses European politics with me. Hell probably discuss politics outsideEurope, if he discusses any, her husbandanswered; things look very queer in theEast. They always do, she said wisely ; butI believe its all nonsense, and only our ideabecause we live so f
. Aunt Anne . se me, theres a dear Floggie,which instantly carried the day. You hadbetter ask Ethel Dunlop ; Fisher is fond ofmusic, and she will amuse him when he istired of flirting with you, Walter suggested. Hell never tire of that, she laughed, but Ill invite her if you like. She can singwhile you talk to Mr. Wimple and your editordiscusses European politics with me. Hell probably discuss politics outsideEurope, if he discusses any, her husbandanswered; things look very queer in theEast. They always do, she said wisely ; butI believe its all nonsense, and only our ideabecause we live so far off. You had better tell Fisher to send meout to see. Us, you mean. No, me. They wouldnt stand you,dear, and he looked at her anxiously ; I 58 Aunt Anne. shouldnt be much surprised if he asked meto go for a bit—indeed, I think he has anidea of it. Oh, Walter, it would be horrible. Not if it did me good; sometimes Ithink I need a- thorough change. She looked at him for a moment. No, not then, she CHAPTER III. LORENCE sat thinking over Waltershint concerning his health. She hadsucceeded in frightening herself a good deal ;for there was really nothing the matter withhim that rest and change would not set remembered all the years he had beenconstantly at work, for even in their holidayshe had taken away something he wanted toget done, and for the first time she realizedhow great the strain must have been uponhim. He must long for a change, shethought, for a break in his life, an upsettingof its present programme. The best thingof all would be a sea voyage. That woulddo him a world of good. She fancied himon board a P. and O., walking up and down 60 Aunt Anne. the long deck, drinking in life and vigorous he would grow ; how sun-burnt and handsome, and how delightful itwould be to see him return. She hopedthat Mr. Fisher would offer him a specialcorrespondentship for a time, or somethingthat would break the routine of his life andgive him the ex
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