"And what else did you think about me that first day?—tell me," said Winsome, shamelessly.
It was Ralph's opportunity.
"Why, you know very well, Winsome dear, that ever since the day I first saw you I have thought that there never was any one like you—"
"Yes?" said Winsome, with a rising inflection in her voice.
"I ever thought you the best and the kindest—"
"Yes?" said Winsome, a little breathlessly.
"The most helpful and the wisest—"
"Yes?" said Winsome.
"And the most beautiful girl I have ever seen in my life!"
"Then I do not care for anything else!" cried Winsome, clapping her hands. She had been resolving to learn Hebrew five minutes before.