I ain't thinkin' of it no more'n I can help.

Why ain't you satisfied with things as they be?
Everything's goin' on all right enough now, ain't it?
You and me are livin' together same as we have for ever so long.

You're here and I--well, I--" He did not finish the sentence, but his sister read his thought.

She knew perfectly well that her brother was finding a measure of enjoyment in the situation, so far as his dealings with her were concerned.

He was more independent than he had been since she took him in charge.