But I'd like to....

Oh, you're a sweet girl! Here I was hating to come home.

And look at my luck!" Then with a sudden change, that seemed significant of his character, he lost his ardor, dropped the half-bold, half-masterful air, and showed the softer side.
"Collie, I never was any good," he said.

"But I want to be better.

I'll prove it.