Mr. Burroughs is my tutor , you know . I study with him from nine till one . I 'm not allowed to go to the public school . I 'd like to , but Uncle Walter thinks I 'm not strong enough yet . I 'm going next year , though , when I 'm ten . I have holidays now . Mr. Burroughs always goes away the first of June . '' `` How came he to tell you your uncle was a woman-hater ? '' persisted the lady . `` Oh , he did n't tell me . He was talking to a friend of his . He thought I was reading my book . So I was -- but I heard it all . It was more interesting than my book . Uncle Walter was engaged to a lady , long , long ago , when he was a young man . She was devilishly pretty . '' `` Oh , Jims ! '' `` Mr. Burroughs said so . I 'm only quoting , '' said Jims easily . `` And Uncle Walter just worshipped her .
And all at once she just jilted him without a word XXXXX explanation , Mr. Burroughs said .
Burroughs Jims So from of than till to with woman-hater