"Then you must never want to again," she said. "Do you know I'm so glad you've told me? It was so—fine of you—to do that for me. I'm sure you couldn't have wanted me for a sister-in-law even then."
"I wanted you to be happy," Scott reiterated.
She uttered a quick sigh. "Happiness isn't everything, is it?"
"Not everything, no," he said.
She grasped his hand hard. "I'm going to try to be good instead," she said. "Will you help me?"
He smiled at her somewhat sadly. "If you think my help worth having," he said.
"But of course it is," she made warm answer. "You are the strong man who helps everyone. You are—Greatheart."
He looked at her still smiling and slowly shook his head. "Now, if you don't mind," he said, "I will write my note to Isabel."