“He’s too officious,” continued Warren; “too free with his advice—and I hate advice!”
“Most people do, especially when it is good,” quickly answered his sister.
“Who said it was good?”
“I know it is, or you would have liked it, and have followed it.”
“You are sarcastic.”
“No—truthful.”
“Well, as I am in no mode for quarrelling, we’ll drop the subject, and Cris Carrol too.”
“You may, but I shall never drop him. He is my friend from this time forward!”
“You are welcome to choose your friends—I’ll select my own.”
“You have done so already.”