"I thought I saw your mother reprimand you for urging her to stay."
"Yes. She was half inclined to yield and she was really scolding herself for her weakness."
"You went away without congratulating the preacher."
"That was thoughtless. We have sent him a letter of congratulation."
"How stately your house looks from here; how cool and restful."
"I used to take great pride in the fact that I lived there, as I looked at the humbler homes scattered about, but I haven't been so foolishly proud since I came to know you."
"Then that is where we must have fallen apart. I have been prouder since I knew you."
"I said foolishly proud," she replied, laughing.
They came to the wooden bridge. "Well, I turn back here," he said, halting and leaning against the rail.
"Surely there would be no harm in your coming to the house," she replied. "You are my protector," she added, with a smile. He was beginning to dislike the word, and now he felt a heaviness settle upon his heart.