"I've known her all her life, Mr. Stillwater," said Glen, as though this was a fact unknown to Stillwater.
"Is that so, my boy?" said Stillwater, accepting the information seriously.
"And it is my conviction that I understand her better than anyone living; better even than yourself!"
"You do?" said Stillwater. "Well, that's wonderful!"
"It is, and that's why I don't see how Indiana could marry anyone else."
"Anyone else but you?" repeated Stillwater with deference.
"Precisely; anyone else but me. Can't you see it yourself? A stranger wouldn't understand her. He wouldn't have the remotest idea how to treat her. I know all her faults."
"Are you positive about that?"
"Positive."
"Well, it's a great thing to know the worst beforehand."