"Then what I said is true?" he persisted.
She looked at him a moment, as if wondering how frank she might be, and said after a little deliberation:
"I think he's in a little doubt about you."
"In doubt," said the prospective captain of a Yale eleven, vastly amazed. "How?"
"You will succeed; I am sure of that."
"Well, what then?" he said, wondering what other standard could be applied.
"I wonder how real you will be in your success," she said, looking at him steadily.
"You think I am calculating and cold about it," he said, insisting.
She nodded her head, and then corrected herself.
"I think you are in danger of it—being entirely absorbed in yourself—not much to give to others—that's what I mean."