“watchful waiting” had not been invented then, but that was practically the policy Valancy’s distracted relatives decided to follow.

“We must be guided by developments,” said Uncle Benjamin. “It is” — solemnly — ”easier to scramble eggs that unscramble them. Of course — if she becomes violent — ”

Uncle James consulted Dr. Ambrose Marsh. Dr. Ambrose Marsh approved their decision. He pointed out to irate Uncle James — who would have liked to lock Valancy up somewhere, out of hand — that Valancy had not, as yet, really done or said anything that could be constructed as proof of lunacy — and without proof you cannot lock people up in this degenerate age. Nothing that Uncle James had reported seemed