17/25 A woman loves to feel that about a man--she loves it--and I don't want you to be brought near the people who sneer at honesty and all good things. I don't want you to hear their point of view. You may be simple and commonplace in some respects; I want you to stay just as you are. Do you understand ?" "I understand," Tavernake replied gravely. She patted him on the shoulder and turned away. |