"Humph! And you?"
"She and I are of one blood. We carry a double share."
"And let me tell you"—she sat up straight in the great bed—"a double share of Gano is no bad addition to the world's brew."
"Did you ever say that to Uncle John?"
"Good Heaven! To hear you talk, a body'd think you had invented the law of heredity—you and your uncle John."
"God forbid!"
"Well, God has forbid, and let that content you. He is quite capable of looking after His own world."
Ethan's faint head-shake and his smile seemed to infuriate her.
"My good soul, you take too much responsibility. It doesn't lie with you to refashion the world. God's universe has been good enough for a great many good people."