"But he does. He told me."
"He TOLD you!"
"Yes—last night. He said that once he had great plans for you, great ambitions, but that he never dreamed he could be as proud of you as he is right now—what you had done for yourself, and what you were doing for those boys down there."
"Did dad say that?"
"Yes."
"And to think of my having that, and you, too!" breathed the man, his arm tightening about her.