"He jabbed me once. It is nothing."
"How brave you were!"
"I think I am more scared now than I was then," said Jack.
"Scared! Why?"
"I am not used to girls except my sisters."
She laughed and answered:
"And I am not used to heroes. I am sure you can not be so scared as I am, but I rather enjoy it. I like to be scared--a little. This is so different."
"I like you," he declared with a laugh.
"I feared you would not like an English girl. So many North Americans hate England."
"The English have been hard on us."