It is not my affair.

You have come to me, however, because you know he loves you and you know you do not love him.

Why, therefore, are you afraid of me ?" "It is useless to continue this--" "Oh, I see! You do not wish my girls to hear our conversation." Without more ado, she ordered the three girls out of the hut.

"Go out and play," she commanded.

Then, as the girls imparted in haste, she turned to Ruth.
"I am very thoughtless.