\"Hesaidso。\"
\"That’sveryniceofhim。Ifhecoulddevotehimselftoher；but——Andwouldsheliketogo？\"
\"Topleasehim，shewould。\"Westoverwassilent，andthegirlsurprisedhimbytheappealshesuddenlymadetohim。\"Mr。Westover，doyoubelieveitwouldbeverywellforeitherofustogo？Ithinkitwouldbebetterforustoleaveallthatpartofhislifealone。It’snouseinpretendingthatwe’relikethekindofpeopleheknows，orthatweknowtheirways，andIdon’tbelieve——\"
Westoverfelthisheartriseinindignantsympathy。\"Thereisn’tanyoneheknowstocomparewithyou！\"hesaid，andinthishewasthinkingmainlyofBessieLynde。\"You’reworthathousand——IfIwere——ifhe’shalfamanhewouldbeproud——Ibegyourpardon！Idon’tmean——butyouunderstand——\"
Cynthiaputherheadfaroutofthewindowandlookedalongthesteeproofbeforethem。\"Thereisablindoffoneofthewindows。Ihearditclappinginthewindtheothernight。Imustgoandseethenumberoftheroom。\"Shedrewherheadinquicklyandranawaywithoutlettinghimseeherface。