He tried to put his arm around her that time, and the very next day he tried to kiss her, and after a minute she let him.

More than once, too.

And last night I heard him tell her she was the dearest girl in all the world, and he'd be perfectly happy if he could only marry her.
Well, you can imagine how I felt, when I thought all the time it was Mother he was coming to see! And now to find out that it was Theresa he wanted all the time, and he was only coming to see Mother so he could see Theresa! At first I was angry,--just plain angry; and I was frightened, too, for I couldn't help worrying about Mother--for fear she would mind, you know, when she found out that it was Theresa that he cared for, after all.

I remembered what a lot Mother had been with him, and the pretty dresses and hats she'd put on for him, and all that.

And I thought how she'd broken engagements with Mr.Easterbrook to go with him, and it made me angry all over again.