Well, Amy Leffingwell was enrolled among the University instructors, and
doubtless the wife of the institution's head had been well within her
rights,--even duly mindful of the proprieties. But "The Index"! That sheet,
staid and proper enough on most occasions, had seemed, on this one, to
couple their names quite unwarrantably. "Couple!" Cope repeated the word,
and felt an injury. If he had known that Amy had carefully cut out and
preserved the offending paragraph, his thought would have taken on a new
and more disquieting tone.
In the inquiry of the president's wife about the condition of his copartner
in adventure he found a second source of dissatisfaction. He had not called
up to ask after Amy; but Mrs. Phillips, with a great show of solicitude,
had called up early on Monday morning to ask after him. He had then, in
turn, made a counter-inquiry, of course; but he could take no credit for
initiative. Neither had he yet called at the house; nor did he feel greatly
prompted to do so. That must doubtless be done; but he might wait until the
first fresh impact of the event should somewhat have lost its force.
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