"You find us interesting, but slow. Yes, you meant that, Mr. Bannister, and it's not kind."
"Have your revenge by telling me what you think of me."
"Oh, we find you interesting, too. We're all talking about you."
"And slow?"
"No, certainly not slow," she said, with a smile and a glance: the glance should be described, if it were describable, but it was not.
Dale, however, understood it, for he replied, laughing:
"They've been prejudicing you against me."
"I don't despair of you. I think you may be reformed. But I'm afraid you're very bad just now."
"Why do you think that? From what your father said?"