Suppose, really, since it appears to be nobody's affair, that you and I do make it ours.

We needn't either of us," she continued, "be concerned for the other's reasons, though I'm perfectly ready, I assure you, to put my cards on the table.

You've your feelings--we know they're beautiful.

I, on my side, have mine--for which I don't pretend anything but that they're strong.

They can dispense with being beautiful when they're so perfectly settled.