Something of the truth between these two was known. Therefore all kept silence.
"'Twas scorn of you made me do it. A chap who could kiss a girl, without asking if he might, be a coward."
"Bah! that's the matter--eh? Because I kissed your sister!"
"Yes; and if you think 'twas a decent man's act, it only shows you're not decent. Shame on you--low-minded chap that you are!"
"Not decent, because I kissed a pretty girl? D'you mean that?"
"Yes, I do."
"Did Rhoda tell you?"
"Yes, she did--when I axed her what ailed her."
"Well, hear this. You're a narrow-minded, canting fool; and if women understood you better, you wouldn't have won Madge Stanbury."
"Don't you name her, or I'll knock your two eyes into one!"