"I always become aware with you sooner or later that they don't go at all--in your sense: but how am I, after all, so far out if you HAVE put your money on another man ?" "You keep coming back to that ?" she wearily sighed.
He thought a little.

"No, then.

You've only to tell me not to, and I'll never speak of it again." "You'll be in an odd position for speaking of it if you do really go in.
You deny that you've declined," said Mrs.Brook; "which means then that you've allowed our friend to hope." Vanderbank met it bravely.

"Yes, I think he hopes." "And communicates his hope to my child ?" This arrested the young man, but only for a moment.

"I've the most perfect faith in his wisdom with her.