"Well, do you believe in it? Don't you think it breeds a false philosophy? Can you imagine a girl so brazen as to pursue a man whether he wanted her or not?"
"No. It was very un-human," said Larry.
"Or a man so helpless, saying such dreadful things—thinking such dreadful things about a girl and then marrying her?"
"It was absurd—quite ridiculous in fact. No one ever meets that kind of people in real life. I never could stand a girl of that sort."
"Oh, I'm so glad you agree with me. Do you know, Larry, I really believe that you and I have exactly the same way of thinking about most things. It's really remarkable. I'm so glad. It's a great comfort to me, too, because ever since I first met you I hoped we'd learn to understand each other better."
"How curious! I've been hoping the same sort of thing—fearing it, too," he added dolefully.
"Fearing it? What do you mean? Tell me at once."
"Oh, nothing," he murmured.
"I insist on knowing."
"I wanted you to like me—and yet I dreaded it, too."