"But he came to fight against us."
"Yes. It was a great crime."
"He was sent, and he didn't know any better. Some day we shall know a good deal more about each other."
"Annis, do you love him? Child, don't make a mistake! And don't trifle with him."
"No, I don't love him. We quarreled dreadfully at first. I can't help liking and admiring him. He is so strong and earnest. There are a good many grand men in the world, are there not? And some of them have been poor and have had hard times. I didn't want him to think it was because he was poor."
"No, dear," as she waited for some reply.
"And you know I can't help meeting him at Marian's, and Patty likes him so much, too. It would be very disagreeable to be bad friends?"
"Yes," assented the elder.
"So we are going to be just friends until—well, until I am twenty, perhaps."
"Yes—if you will wait until then."