The angry old eyes were wide with wonder. What was the relation between these two?
"Has he asked you to marry him?"
"No;" and she smiled.
"You think he will?"
"Yes, I think he will."
She opened her lips to say "When?" but some astute sense had come to her of how far she could go. She contented herself with a haughty lifting of the head.
"In my young days—"
"Yes, yes, but things aren't always so simple now. Oh, haven't you any faith in me, or in Ethan either?"
"My faith has had a rude shock."
"That was only because I didn't take you into my confidence. But don't you know there are some things it's hard to tell to older people? Oh, don't you remember, grandmamma!" the girl cried.