Alice Adams · Chapter 2 (2/2)

“Poor old papa!” she said. “It’s a shame how everybody wants to trouble him. He shan’t be bothered any more at all! He doesn’t need to have everybody telling him how to get away from that old hole he’s worked in so long and begin to make us all nice and rich. He knows how!”

Thereupon she kissed him a consoling goodbye, and made another gay departure, the charming hand again fluttering like a white butterfly in the shadow of the closing door.