"No, but——"
"She said you couldn't row. Now, sitting in a boat that's tied isn't rowing, is it?"
"No, but——"
"Oh, come on, Beth. It's perfectly safe when it's tied."
She hesitated. Harvey was too much of a diplomat not to press his advantage.
"Now, Beth, I think you might. I wouldn't ask you to do anything your mamma didn't like. She won't mind, I know."
Still Beth was undecided.
"And, Beth, you ought to want to please me after I gave you Don."
This argument appealed to her. She wished to show her appreciation.
"All right, if you really think mamma wouldn't mind."