\"Isee。That’sabrilliantsuggestion，Lute。WhenIadoptitI’llappointyoutoll—keeper。\"
\"Bytime！Iwishyouwould。I’dmakeThophNewcombpayup。Heowesmetencents；betitonetimeandneversettled。\"
Yes，mypositioninDenborohadchanged。ButItooknoprideinthechange，asIhadatfirst；Iknewthereasonforthissuddenburstofpopularity。Theknowledgemadememorecynicalthanever——
cynical，andlonely。ForthefirsttimesinceIcametotheCapeIlongedforarealfriend，notarelativeoranacquaintance，butafriendtotrustandconfidein。Someone，withnostringofhisowntopull，whocaredformebecauseIwasmyself。
AndallthetimeIhadsuchafriendanddidnotrealizeit。Theknowledgecametomeinthisway。Motherhadoneofherseizures，oneofthenowinfrequent\"sinkingspells，\"asthedoctorcalledthem，onaneveningwhenIwasalonewithher。DorindaandLutehadgone，withthehorseandbuggy，tovisitacousininBayport。