"I\'m over forty, Frances, and rather set in my ways," I said goodnaturedly,ready to yield if she insisted that our going together on thevisit involved her happiness. "My work is rather heavy just now too, asyou know. The question is, could I work there—with a lot of unassortedpeople in the house?""Mabel doesn\'t mention any other people, Bill," was my sister\'s rejoinder.
    "I gather she\'s alone—as well as lonely."