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"DO you know," said Mrs. Roberts, addressing Gracie Dennis, who, with young Reid, had waited in the hall for her to join them (they were ready for the lecture, and were to take up Mr. Roberts on the way)-"do you know that I have a desire which I see no way of realizing? If Mr. Colson should bring his sister with him to-night, I should like so much to get possession of her and bring her home with me. But I have been planning all day, and see no possible excuse for such an apparently wild proceeding."
I want you to notice how naturally Mrs. Roberts said "Mr. Colson. " She never talked about Dirk under any other name; she even taught herself to think of him as "Mr. Colson. " Consequently, when she spoke the name in his presence, there was not a trace of unnaturalness in tone or manner. The others tried in vain to follow her example. Dr. Everett could not speak of him in this way without slight hesitation and a touch of embarrassment.