Cyrus nodded. "I s'pose that's so."
"And I want to marry you," said Ruth.
Cyrus nodded. "I'm ready, if it's a good thing."
"It's a lovely thing."
"What's the kind of good that it does?"
"It makes us better."
"Yes, but—but in what ways is a feller better?"
"Oh, in every way."
"Can he play ball any better?"