One took her on faith.
He said to her at the last, with that direct boyish smile it seemed could not frighten even a startled bird: "You think you are going to like it here ?" And Ann replied, slowly, a tremor in her voice, and a child's earnestness and sweetness in it too: "I think it the most beautiful place I ever saw in all my life." At the simple enough words his face softened strangely.

It was with an odd gentleness he said he hoped they could all have some good times together.
But, the moment conquered, things which it had called up swept in.

The whole of it seemed to rush in upon her.
She turned harshly upon Katie.

"This is--ridiculous! I'm going away to-night!" "We will talk it over this evening," replied Kate quietly.

"You will wait for that, won't you?
I have something to suggest.