Murray Melville , what were you about , sir , to let your sister disgrace herself and her family name by such an outrageous transaction ? '' I quaked a bit . If Murray should fail me ! But Murray was true-blue . `` I gave Prue a free hand , sir . It 's an honest business transaction enough -- and the family name alone wo n't send us to college , you know , sir . '' Uncle Abimelech glared at us . `` This must be put an end to , '' he said . `` This advertisement must not appear again . I wo n't have it ! '' `` But I 've signed a contract that it is to run for six months , '' I said sturdily . `` And I 've others in view . You remember the Herb Cure you recommended one spring and that it did me so much good ! I 'm negotiating with the makers of that and -- '' `` The girl 's mad ! '' said Uncle Abimelech . `` Stark , staring mad ! '' `` Oh , no , I 'm not , Uncle Abimelech . I 'm merely a pretty good businesswoman . You wo n't help Murray to go to college , so I must . This is the only way I have , and I 'm going to see it through . ''
After Uncle Abimelech had gone , still in a towering rage , XXXXX remonstrated .
Abimelech Melville Murray Prue Stark businesswoman contract end girl months