\" said my employer. \"...There is one thing that I would recommend,\" she added. \"Under the circumstances a public funeral would scarcely be permitted. Let all the arrangements be cancelled, and let it be given out that Commodore Varick is to be buried privately at the convenience of the family.\"
\"Even that would create a scandal!\" cried Mrs. Varick.
\"But not so great a scandal as the other,\" remarked Mme. Storey dryly.
\" said my employer. \"...There is one thing that I would recommend,\" she added. \"Under the circumstances a public funeral would scarcely be permitted. Let all the arrangements be cancelled, and let it be given out that Commodore Varick is to be buried privately at the convenience of the family.\"
\"Even that would create a scandal!\" cried Mrs. Varick.
\"But not so great a scandal as the other,\" remarked Mme. Storey dryly.
