"Would you object to giving me some idea of what the Burkes pay?" she
asked, with the taste puckering her mouth.
"I should," I replied, rising. "Anyhow, I don't care to undertake the
job. Thank you so much for your generosity and kindness, Mrs. Tevis."
I nodded--I'm afraid it was a nod intended to "put her in her place."
"Good-by." And I smiled and got myself out of the room before she
recovered.