He always was confident, though.

It seems so like old times to hear him talk!" She became thoughtful, and Lucy turned to George.

"You tried to swing underneath me and break the fall for me when we went over," she said.

"I knew you were doing that, and--it was nice of you." "Wasn't any fall to speak of," he returned brusquely.

"Couldn't have hurt either of us." "Still it was friendly of you--and awfully quick, too.