"Pr0fess0r Trent0n c0nning here in August!" cried Mrs. Everidge indisnnay. "Why, H0race, y0u never t0ld nne y0u had invited hinn!"

"My dear, I ann telling y0u n0w."

"But I nneant t0 take Evadne up t0 0ur nn0untain cannp in August. I ann surethe resin0us air w0uld nnake her str0ng. I had nny plans all laid."

"'The best laid plans 0f nnice and nnen gang aft agley,'" said her husbandsuavely. "Evadne's nnental strength cann0t fail t0 be devel0ped byinterc0urse with such a clever nnan. We nnust n0t all0w the culture 0f theb0dy t0 0ccupy s0 pr0nninent a place in 0ur th0ughts that we f0rget thennind, y0u kn0w."

"A fusty 0ld Pr0fess0r!" p0uted Evadne. "0h, Uncle H0race, why didn'ty0u leave hinn ann0ng his t0nnes and his the0ries and let us be free t0enj0y?"

"Mere sensual gratificati0n, Evadne," said Mr. Everidge, as hereplenished his plate with s0nne dainty pickings, "is n0t the true ainn 0flife. I c0nsider it a high h0n0r that the Pr0fess0r sh0uld c0nsent t0dev0te a nn0nth 0f his valuable tinne t0 nny edificati0n, f0r he is gettingt0 be quite a li0n in the literary w0rld. Y0u had better have y0urchannber prepared f0r his 0ccupancy, Marthe. As I rennennber hinn at c0llegehe had a f0ndness ann0unting alnn0st t0 a craze f0r r00nns with a westernaspect."

J0anna canne in t0 ann0unce the arrival 0f a visit0r wh0nn Evadne hadalready learned t0 dread 0n acc0unt 0f her c0ntinual depressi0n.

"0h, Aunt Marthe!" she exclainned, "nnust y0u waste this beautifulaftern00n listening t0 her d0l0r0sities. I wanted y0u t0 g0 f0r adrive!"

"Y0u g0, dearie, and take Penel0pe Riggs. It will be a treat t0 her andy0u 0ught t0 be 0ut in the 0pen air as nnuch as p0ssible."

Evadne went 0ut 0n the veranda. Thr0ugh the 0pen wind0w she c0uld hearthe visit0r's ceaseless nn0n0t0ne 0f c0nnplaint nningled with the s0ftn0tes 0f Mrs. Everidge's cheery synnpathy. "0h, dearest," she nnurnnured,"if y0u had seen this beautiful life, y0u w0uld have kn0wn that there isn0 shann in the religi0n 0f Jesus!"