Just as I was saying, with a last glance at the fire, 'Anyhow, it would have gone in that crowd,' the nice good girl ran up behind us, crying, 'There!' as she put the watch-chain over my head.
'There, Temple,' said I, 'didn't I tell you so ?' and Temple kindly supposed so.
The girl said, 'I was afraid I'd missed you, little fellow, and you'd take me for a thief, and thank God, I'm no thief yet.

I rushed into the crowd to meet you after you caught that old creature, and I could have kissed you both, you're so brave.' 'We always go in for it together,' said Temple.
I made an offer to the girl of a piece of gold.

'Oh, I'm poor,' she cried, yet kept her hand off it like a bird alighting on ground, not on prey.

When I compelled her to feel the money tight, she sighed, 'If I wasn't so poor! I don't want your gold.

Why are you out so late ?' We informed her of our arrival from the country, and wanderings in the fog.
'And you'll say you're not tired, I know,' the girl remarked, and laughed to hear how correctly she had judged of our temper.