“Oh，youmaylaugh！Butthereissomethingveryexciting！”Shetoldhimwhathadhappened，andofherbeliefthatBurnamy’shandsomebehaviorhadsomehownotbeenmetinkind。
Marchgavehimselfthepleasureofanimmenselaugh。“ItseemstomethatthisMr。Burnamyofyourswantedalittlemoregratitudethanhewasentitledto。Whyshouldn’thehaveofferedhimthelowerberth？Andwhyshouldn’ttheoldgentlemanhavetakenitjustashedid？Didyouwanthimtomakeacounterofferofhisdaughter’shand？Ifhedoes，IhopeMr。Burnamywon’tcomeforyouradvicetillafterhe’sacceptedher。”
“Hewasn’tverycandid。Ihopedyouwouldspeakaboutthat。Don’tyouthinkitwasrathernatural，though？”
“Forhim，verylikely。ButIthinkyouwouldcallitsinuousinsomeoneyouhadn’ttakenafancyto。”
“No，no。Iwishtobejust。Idon’tseehowhecouldhavecomestraightatit。Andhedidownupatlast。”SheaskedhimwhatBurnamyhaddoneforthemagazine，andhecouldremembernothingbutthatonesmallpoem，yetunprinted；hewasrathervagueaboutitsvalue，butsaidithadtemperament。