Ada Quist said that Leora did not care if she broke her dear parents' hearts and ruined Bert's career.
Martin said, "Look here, I—" and never got farther. Mr. and Mrs. Tozer said they were all to be calm, and of course Bert didn't mean—But really, it was true; they had to be sensible, and how Mr. Arrowsmith could expect to support a wife—
The conference lasted till nine-thirty, which, as Mr. Tozer pointed out, was everybody's bedtime, and except for the five-minute discussion as to whether Miss Ada Quist was to stay to supper, and the debate on the saltiness of this last cornbeef, they clave faithfully to the inquiry as to whether Martin and Leora were engaged. All persons interested, which apparently did not include Martin and Leora, decided that they were not. Bert ushered Martin upsta
