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           "Sheglancedhesitatinglyatherdaughter."AndifNewland’safternoonisprovidedforperhapsMaycandriveyououtwiththeponies,andtrytheirnewrussetharness."ItwasaprincipleintheWellandfamilythatpeople’sdaysandhoursshouldbewhatMrs.Wellandcalled"providedfor."Themelancholypossibilityofhavingto"killtime"(especiallyforthosewhodidnotcareforwhistorsolitaire)wasavisionthathauntedherasthespectreoftheunemployedhauntsthephilanthropist.Anotherofherprincipleswasthatparentsshouldnever(atleastvisibly)interferewiththeplansoftheirmarriedchildren;andthedifficultyofadjustingthisrespectforMay’sindependencewiththeexigencyofMr.Welland’sclaimscouldbeovercomeonlybytheexerciseofaningenuitywhichleftnotasecondofMrs.Welland’sowntimeunprovidedfor."OfcourseI’lldrivewithPapa—I’msureNewlandwillfindsomethingtodo,"Maysaid,inatonethatgentlyremindedherhusbandofhislackofresponse.ItwasacauseofconstantdistresstoMrs.Wellandthatherson-in-lawshowedsolittleforesightinplanninghisdays.Oftenalready,duringthefortnightthathehadpassedunderherroof,whensheenquiredhowhemeanttospendhisafternoon,hehadansweredparadoxically:"Oh,IthinkforachangeI’lljustsaveitinsteadofspendingit—"andonce,whensheandMayhadhadtogoonalong-postponedroundofafternooncalls,hehadconfessedtohavinglainalltheafternoonunderarockonthebeachbelowthehouse."Newlandneverseemstolookahead,"Mrs.