"I think you are a strange girl," I said, "but I like you, and I have a mind to try to answer your question.

I have not been able quite to satisfy myself about my feelings towards Mrs.Chester, but now I think I can say that I have an affection for her." "Good!" she exclaimed.

"I like that! That is an honest answer if ever there was one.

But tell me why it is that you have an affection for her.

It must have been almost a case of love at first sight." "It isn't easy to give reasons for such feelings," I said.