“I also think that a long engagement is a foolish thing, and so does Herbert.”
“But he wants to marry at once.”
“Yes, he wants to marry—perhaps not at once, but soon.”
“And I suppose you have come to say that you want the same thing.”
Isa blushed ever so faintly as she commenced her answer. “Yes, uncle, I do wish the same thing. What he wishes, I wish.”
“Very likely,—very likely.”
“Don’t be scornful to me, uncle. When two people love each other, it is natural that each should wish that which the other earnestly desires.”
“Oh, very natural, my dear, that you should wish to get married!”
“Uncle Hatto, I did not think that you would be unkind to me, though I knew that you would be stern.”
“Well, go on. What have you to say? I am not stern; but I have no doubt you will think me unkind. People are always unkind who do not do what they are asked.”