"Yes."
"I will never speak to him again!" said Nellie indignantly. "He is too mean."
"I felt sure the time would come when you would say so," replied Fred.
The color came to Nellie's face.
"Yes?" she answered, after a pause.
Fred saw that she was slightly embarrassed, and knew she was thinking of the somewhat sarcastic letter he had sent her.
"Nellie, I hope you will forget my letter," he said.
"I should be glad to, if I could."
"I am sorry I sent it."
"I am sorry you had cause to send it."