“How do you know what his thoughts are?”
“Would he not have told me long ago?”
“Hasn’t he done so?”
“Not so much as by a hint. It has really been as brother and sister between us. He has always accepted that relation and so have I.”
“You give no reason why it should not soon assume a tenderer and closer nature; I believe it will; I shall be delighted.”
“Ah, my dear Manuela, I know your heart, but we of the North do not make love as you of the tropics. One of these days, Jack will meet the right woman.”
“I believe he met her years ago.”
“Meaning me, but you are mistaken.”
“How is it with you?”
“I am still heart free. I won’t deny that I have met one or two with whom I was pleased, but it was nothing more.”