"Then what made you say that he would?"
"For gracious sake, give me a little peace."
"A little piece of bread?" he asked, while his eyes twinkled with mischief.
"Hush, sir; hush. Not another word out of you. Take your dirty hands away from my face."
"I want to hug you."
"Well, hug me, then, and sit down."
"You love me, don't you?"
"Yes, little angel," she said, pressing him to her bosom.
"More than all the houses an' railroads an' steamboats put together?"
"Yes."