The barber was
very kind about it, but Penrod----"
"I tell you he's a lunatic!" Mr. Schofield would have said the same
thing of a Frenchman infuriated by the epithet "camel." The philosophy
of insult needs expounding.
"SH!" said Mrs. Schofield. "It does seem a kind of frenzy."
"Why on earth should any sane person mind being called----"
"SH!" said Mrs. Schofield. "It's beyond ME!"
"What are you SH-ing me for?" demanded Mr. Schofield explosively.
"SH!" said Mrs. Schofield. "It's Mr. Kinosling, the new rector of Saint
Joseph's."
"Where?"
"SH! On the front porch with Margaret; he's going to stay for dinner. I
do hope----"
"Bachelor, isn't he?"
"Yes."
"OUR old minister was speaking of him the other day," said Mr.
Schofield, "and he didn't seem so terribly impressed."
"SH! Yes; about thirty, and of course so superior to most of Margaret's
friends--boys home from college. She thinks she likes young Robert
Williams, I know--but he laughs so much! Of course there isn't any
comparison. Mr. Kinosling talks so intellectually; it's a good thing for
Margaret to hear that kind of thing, for a change and, of course, he's
very spiritual. He seems very much interested in her." She paused to
muse. "I think Margaret likes him; he's so different, too. It's the
third time he's dropped in this week, and I----"
"Well," said Mr. Schofield grimly, "if you and Margaret want him to come
again, you'd better not let him see Penrod.
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