13/81 She knows when his speech is proper, his manners correct, and his ways attractive. She found this man all of these things, and she liked him accordingly. At Christmas she told me about it freely." "Have you any idea how far the thing has gone ?" "She said then that she had seen him twice a week for two months. He had told her he cared more for her than any girl he ever had met, and he had asked her to come here this summer and pay us a visit, so she wanted to know if he might." "Of course you told her yes." "Certainly I told her yes. |