You said that I was living here without kindness.

It is not true.

My father is kind!" And as Chayne raised his eyes in a mute protest, she insisted on the word.

"Yes, kind and thoughtful--thoughtful for others besides myself." A kind of obstinacy forced her on to enlarge upon the topic.

"I can give you an instance which will surprise you." "There is no need," Chayne said, gently, but Sylvia was implacable.
"But there is need," she returned.