"You could not love that old mountain there, could you?
But, Kathleen--" "Don't know about that," said Larry.

"Dear old thing." "Tell me how Mr.Romayne was hurt," said Jane, changing the subject.
In graphic language Nora gave her the story of the accident with all the picturesque details, recounting Kathleen's part in it with appropriate emotional thrills.

Jane listened with eyes growing wider with each horrifying elaboration.
"Do you think his arm will ever be all right ?" she inquired anxiously.
"We do not know yet," said Nora sombrely.
"Nonsense," interrupted Larry sharply.

"His arm will be perfectly all right.

You people make me tired with your passion for horrors and possible horrors." Nora was about to make a hot reply when Jane inquired quietly, "What does the doctor say?
He ought to know." "That's just it," said Nora.