"Go off!" Fred said. "Laura, he's awfully down on Jack McKnight. You wouldn't look at him, would you?"
"At Jack? The idea! If there wasn't another man in the world, I wouldn't look at Jack."
"I want you to do something," Fred said.
"All right. What?"
"It will take nerve."
Laura opened her eyes quickly. "If it's another parade—"
"No! No! Nothing like that. Parades are only to show the strength of the attacking army. I want you to attack!"
Laura sighed. "But Father and Mother are so opposed—"
"This is something personal I want you to do."