There is nothing to be made by fainting or borrowing
trouble." This conversation took place in the parlor one evening about
three weeks after the ball. Chapman read and reread the letter, and then
remained silent for several minutes. "Very strange, if true, my dear.
But there may be a personal difficulty at the bottom of it, and the
young man has taken this method of damaging Mr. Gusher's character."
Mr. Romer presented his compliments to Mrs. Chapman, and, seeing the
intimacy there was between her family and a person calling himself Philo
Gusher, begged to inform her that the name of that individual was Louis
Pinto, a notorious and well-known impostor, who had fled from Havana,
where he had been several times imprisoned, to escape punishment for his
crimes.
"Anything but that, my dear husband. I am sure my pride would never
survive it. And to happen just when society--yes, my dear, the very best
of your Bowling Green people were beginning to leave cards. Another ball
and we should have brought the best of them down.
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