She considered
it all right that her father and herself spent much of their time as
Lawford spent his. Only, daddy-prof often added to the sum-total of
human knowledge by his investigations, and sometimes added to their
financial investments through his work as well.
Until now she had considered Lawford Tapp's tendencies toward living
such an irresponsible existence as all wrong--for him. The rather
exciting information she had just gained changed her mental attitude
toward the young man entirely.
Louise gave no consideration whatsoever to Aunt Euphemia's snobbish
stand in the matter of Lawford's social position. Professor Grayling
had laughingly said that Euphemia chose to ignore the family's small
beginnings in America. True, the English Graylings possessed a crest
and a pedigree as long as the moral law. But in America the family had
begun by being small tradespeople and farmers.
Of course, Louise considered, Aunt Euphemia would be very unpleasant
and bothersome about this matter. Louise had hoped to escape all that
for the summer by fleeing to Cap'n Abe's store at Cardhaven.
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