"I resign! I resign! I resign!"
Bill gritted his teeth and planted himself threateningly in front of her.
"I won't have it! Understand me? I won't let you resign. I refuse to accept your resignation."
"You c-can't."
"Well, I do."
"I—I w-won't endure it! I've already resigned. I'm through. I'm——"
Right there she had a fresh paroxysm. Bill knew that he must be firm, at all costs. If only on account of Aunt Caroline she couldn't be allowed to resign. And then there was his own account to be considered. Any girl with such nice freckles—— He was in a state of inward panic.
"See here; I'll try to do better," he promised. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings."
"It's too—too l-late now," sobbed Mary.