Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 2

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Their Silver Wedding Journey, Part II. by William Dean HowellsThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Their Silver Wedding Journey, Part II.Author: William Dean HowellsRelease Date: October 23, 2004 [EBook #3372]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THEIR SILVER WEDDING ***Produced by David WidgerTHEIR SILVER WEDDING JOURNEYBy William Dean HowellsPART II.XXVI.They found Burnamy expecting them at the station in Carlsbad, and she scolded him like a mother for taking thetrouble to meet them, while she kept back for the present any sign of knowing that he had staid over a day with theTriscoes in Leipsic. He was as affectionately glad to see her and her husband as she could have wished, but shewould have liked it better if he had owned up at once about Leipsic. He did not, and it seemed to her that he washolding her at arm's-length in his answers about his employer. He would not say how he liked his work, or how heliked Mr. Stoller; he merely said that they were at Pupp's together, and that he had got in a good day's work already;and since he would say no more, she contented herself with that.The long drive from the station to the hotel was by streets that wound down the hill-side like those of ...