"You don't like me, on closer association?"
"I didn't say that."
"This kind of life is the ultimate test, I grant you that."
"Yes, it is. It's a good place to get acquainted." She turned her eyes on him. "I've just met you up here."
"Think you're going to like me?"
"I don't know."
"It is an awful responsibility."
"What is—liking you?"
"No, trying to make you like life well enough to stay on a while."
"I'm staying until you're elected, anyhow."