Nothing will be said, as long as it is understood that I
am to have the management of the Dillingham estate at the general's
death, but if this estrangement should continue between Margery and
Lee Dillingham--"
"Now, Basil!" Mrs. Sequin cried dramatically, "don't for mercy's sake
take a nervous-prostration patient seriously. Margery is nothing but a
bunch of notions, and Cropsie Decker has gotten her all stirred up
about the injustice that has been done to Don. I won't even let her
talk to me about it, it's all so silly. What possible difference can
it make who did the shooting? The boys are well out of the scrape and
it's almost forgotten by this time. Young people who are engaged have
to have something to quarrel over; this won't amount to a row of pins.
I am going right on making preparations for an early spring wedding.
By the way, you know the bow window in the drawing-room? Well, I am
having it made four feet wider so they can be married there facing the
loggia, like this!"
Mrs. Sequin's two plump fingers did duty for the bride and groom, but
Mr. Sequin was not interested.
"I should not be surprised if Decker cabled Donald to come home.
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