All cats are gray in the dark, hey?
You can't see me, neither, so we'll take each other on trust.

'She's my sweetheart, I'm her beau.' Say, Maud, may I see you home ?" She was frightened now.

The Whittaker place on the hilltop was the nearest house, and that was some distance off.
"What's the matter, Carrie ?" inquired the man.

"Don't be scared.

I wouldn't hurt you.