"Delineates the progress of a marriage of convenience with an agreeably
delicate touch." _New York Sun._
"The story is well written and of the variety which, once commenced,
keeps the candle burning regardless of the hour until the end." _Boston
Herald._
"The 'handsome rectory children' of the early chapters, their vague
father, and their muddled but affectionate home life, are things of pure
joy." _London Punch._
"Simple, yet strong, and strong because its simplicity is natural, the
book will commend itself to all who love sane, wholesome and cheerful
fiction." _San Francisco Chronicle._
"There is humor everywhere of the sparkling rather than the gleaming
variety, and it makes the book delightful to read." _The Dial._
"Its homely, human humor, and its wonderful narrative of events, both
commonplace and extraordinary, hold the interest of the reader
unswervingly from the first chapter to the last." _St. Louis
Post-Dispatch._