"That's easy enough," said Cyrus. "Anybody can say those things."
"Everybody does it," said Ruth.
Cyrus smiled; it seemed a smile of relief. "That's funny. I'd always thought being married was kind of important, and kind of—kind of—lasted a mighty long time."
"It does. It lasts forever. That is why it is so beautiful and lovely. Everybody is better forever and ever."
Cyrus frowned. "I don't know."
"Don't know what?"
"I don't like the—the long time. S'pose we got enough of it. We'd have to keep on just the same."
"Oh, Cyrus! Would you get tired of me?"
"No, 'course not! Nobody could ever do that! But s'pose I died in a few days, would you have to be married all the rest of your life to a dead boy?"