"Through and through."
"I didn't know I was so transparent. But I don't see that it matters much if you did."
He smiled at her delicious naivete.
"No. Nothing matters. Nothing matters, Barbara, except our caring. At least we're wise enough to know that."
"I shouldn't have thought," she said, "it would take much wisdom."
"More than you think, my child; more than you think. You've only got to be wise for yourself. I've got to be wise for both of us."
She thought: "Heavy parent. That comes of being adopted."
"When it comes to the point," she said, "one can only be wise for oneself."
"I'm glad you see that. It makes it much easier for me."
"It does. You mustn't think you're responsible for me just because you've adopted me."