'Oh, yes she does: freedom, family, associations.'
'And in return?'
'From the right man she gets—a sort of compensation.'
'Not a high valuation.'
'A true one; she knows she cares more than he does.'
'No, no!' Noakes spoke from a full heart.
'She does; and knowing it, she need not expect equal return—only part compensation. But how good he ought to be!'
'Good?' he asked doubtfully.
'Yes, everything she thinks he is.'
'No man loved of woman is that.'