"I'm really in love with her, I'm not with them. I never pretended to be. But if I have to marry the bunch, the cub and all—"
Thor couldn't help thinking of the opening he would have had here for his own favorite kinds of activity. "Then that'll give you a chance to help them."
"Not so stuck on helping people as you, old chap. Want help myself."
"But you've got help, whereas they've got no one. You'll be a godsend to them."
"That's just what I'm afraid of. Who wants to be a godsend to people?"
"I should think any one would."
"If I'm a godsend to them, it shows what they must be."
"Mustn't undervalue yourself. Besides, you knew what they were when you began—"
"Oh, hang it all, Thor! I didn't begin. It—it happened."
Thor's eyes followed his brother as the latter began moving restlessly about the room. "Well, you're glad it happened, aren't you?"