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So, then, what did you think of Archie? I have an idea he is a
good-natured, good for nothing, shiftless fellow, who never earned a
penny in his life, and who gets his living from any one who will give it
to him."
She spoke with a great asperity of manner, and then waited for
Geraldine, who replied:
"You have stated the case in much stronger language than I should have
done, but in the main I believe you are right. Mr. Archibald McPherson
is one whom you could not possibly mistake for other than a gentleman.
He is courteous, and kind, and agreeable, but very indolent, I should
say, for he never stands when he can sit, and never sits when he can
recline; indeed, his position is always a lounging one, and he impressed
me as if he were afraid of falling to pieces if he exerted himself."
"Just so, that is what I thought," Miss Betsey said, emphatically. "He
takes it from his father, rather than his mother. She, I believe, had
some energy and snap She was a chorus singer in some opera, and I did
not like the match, though I now believe she was too good for Hugh.


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