"I wasn't interfering. I had to help where I could. They asked me to. Besides—I liked it."
"Of course you did."
She looked up quickly.
"Did I really do anything wrong? Did I push myself forward?"
"You made the whole thing go," he said seriously. "A triumph, Alwynne. The rector's your friend for life."
"Then why do you grudge it?" She was hurt.
"Do I?"
"You laugh at me."
"Because I was pleased."
"With me?"