"It does not, ma'm," said he. "Well," he barked at Mr. O'Grady, "what
do you want?"
"I want to speak about your daughter, sir."
"She's not a delicate subject."
"No indeed," said his wife. "Never a day's illness in her life except
the measles, and they're wholesome when you're young, and an appetite
worth cooking for, two eggs every morning and more if she got it."