Lona.
H’m.
Bernick.
At first, it is true, she had some high-flown notions about love; she could not reconcile herself to the thought that, little by little, it must pass over into a placid friendship.
Lona.
But she is quite reconciled to that now?
Bernick.
Entirely. You may guess that daily intercourse with me has not been without a ripening influence upon her. People must learn to moderate their mutual claims if they are to fulfil their duties in the community in which they are placed. Betty has by degrees come to understand this, so that our house is now a model for our fellow citizens.
Lona.
But these fellow citizens know nothing of the lie?